Former officers involved in Floyd murder indicted on US civil rights charges

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Former officers involved in Floyd murder indicted on US civil rights charges

By: Alyssa Wilson The four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd have been indicted on US civil rights charges Friday morning. RELATED: Derek Chauvin verdict: Jury finds the former officer guilty on all counts A federal grand jury accused the officers of violating Floyd's constitutional rights while he was restrained and face down on the pavement as he begged to breathe, the Associated Press reported. Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao were named in the three-count indictment. Chauvin, Thao and Kueng are charged with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable […]

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