The charges against 4 officers involved in George Floyd's death, explained
Now that prosecutors have charged all four officers involved in the arrest that ended in George Floyd's death, their real work begins: proving them.
The charges against Derek Chauvin, the former officer who kept his knee on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes, were expanded this week to include the more serious one of second-degree murder. This was added to charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The other three officers -- Thomas Lane and J.
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