What we know about the ex-police officers charged in George Floyd's death
One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them.
Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were responding to a call about a $20 counterfeit bill on May 25 when they detained Floyd, who died while in custody. For their actions that day, Thao, Kueng and Lane were charged in federal court with violating Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin has pleaded guilty to the federal charges as part of a plea deal.The four have also all been charged in state court.
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