All the four police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest were fired. The former police officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, who pinned Mr. Floyd to the ground was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. “The defendant had his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total,” according to a court document. “Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Mr. Floyd was non-responsive.”
Derek Chauvin is the first white officer in Minnesota to be criminally prosecuted in the death of a black civilian. For the combined charges, he could receive a 35-year maximum sentence.
