UPDATE: DEREK CHAUVIN CHARGED WITH MURDER. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
The officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd has been arrested in connection with his death.
The arrest of Derek Chauvin was announced by Minnesota DPS Commissioner John Harrington.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has said he will announce new developments in the Floyd case at 1 p.m., suggesting that criminal charges may soon follow.
Chauvin, a 19-year veteran of Minneapolis PD, was fired on Tuesday following Floyd's death on Monday.
The arrest was made by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which has been conducting the investigation into Floyd's death.
Video taken at the scene showed Chauvin holding his knee to Floyd's neck for several minutes, with Floyd saying "help" and "I can't breathe" while he was held.
Three other officers at the scene have also been fired. At this stage there are no word on arrests of these men.
You can find a more detailed background of what we know about Chauvin here.
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controlfreakavenger on May 29th, 2020 at 17:25 UTC »
I wonder what changed? I wonder if the ME report came back that the tracea was crushed or something.
Usernamenumbertwenty on May 29th, 2020 at 17:24 UTC »
(A) Good.
(B) Hoping this is because the prosecutors felt confident in their investigation/charges and didn't cave due too public pressure. Riots will be even worse if he gets off like Jeronimo Yanez due to some technicality from a rushed timeline.
twiggsmcgee666 on May 29th, 2020 at 17:24 UTC »
The first step in a long series.