(Dan Tri) – Former police officer Derek Chauvin – who used his knee to choke the neck of a black citizen – was arrested for murder in the context of a protest movement supporting the rights of black people spreading across the United States.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin (Photo: AFP)
RT quoted Minnesota state officials as saying that Chauvin was arrested on May 29.
Chauvin and the three police officers involved were fired, but at that time they were still released on bail.
Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Minneapolis was devastated after protests demanding Floyd’s rights turned violent (Photo: Reuters)
According to RT, Hennepin County Prosecutor Michael Freeman is expected to soon announce charges against the remaining three former police officers related to Floyd’s death.
Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said Chauvin’s arrest was a `welcome` move, but they asked that the former police officer be charged with first-degree murder.
“We want first-degree murder charges (against Chauvin) and we want the other former police officers arrested,” Crump said.
A newly released video shows that, in addition to Chauvin choking Floyd’s neck on May 25, it seems that other police officers also pressed their knees on this black man’s body.
New video of a black man being kneed on the neck by an American police officer
Minneapolis announced a curfew
The city of Minneapolis was devastated by violence (Photo: Dailymail)
On May 29, the Mayor of Minneapolis signed an emergency order issuing a curfew from 8:00 p.m. the previous day to 6:00 a.m. the next morning on May 29-30.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz admitted on May 29 that law enforcement agencies failed to control the crowd of violent protesters who committed arson and occupied police stations.
The car was burned to the ground (Photo: Dailymail)
The US National Guard had previously been dispatched to Minneapolis to assist other forces in responding to the escalating threat, however, could not do much because there was no official order.
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People clean up rubble from violent protests (Photo: Dailymail)
US President Donald Trump called the situation in Minnesota `bad` and emphasized that `justice will be served`.
Mr. Walz also publicly apologized to CNN’s journalist team because state police arrested and handcuffed black journalist Omar Jimenez on May 29 when this journalist reported on the incident at the scene.
Meanwhile, another CNN journalist Josh Campbell – who reports from a block away from Jimenez and is white – said he was `politely` questioned by the police and was allowed to continue working.
Minnesota State Police (Photo: Dailymail)
Protests spread nationwide, the White House area was blocked
According to American news agencies, the protest movement in support of black people has spread nationwide.
In Atlanta, hundreds of protesters appeared in front of the capitol building calling for justice for Floyd, along with a number of people of color killed in other controversial incidents in Augusta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky.
Protesters in front of the White House area (Photo: Twitter)
In Washington DC, protesters arrived in front of Lafayette Square.
In Houston, Texas, protesters took to the streets carrying signs reading `Black lives matter.`
Police and protesters clashed on the evening of May 29 in Brooklyn, New York.
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