Attorney General Keith Ellison Explains New Charges Against Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Death
While new charges have been brought against the officers involved in George Floyd's death, what exactly do they mean? On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is leading the prosecution in the case of Floyd's death, announced that he had filed charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter against J.A.
Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, the three other former Minneapolis police officers who had been involved in Floyd's arrest and later fired, but had not yet been charged in his death.
They have since been arrested.
Ellison also announced that he has also filed a second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin,...