New Charges Filed Against Sacked Officers in George Floyd Death

Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, has seen his charge upped from third to second-degree murder.

The three other officers at the scene – Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao – were charged for the first time with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. All four were fired last

The new charges were sought by Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, who called the protests unleashed by the death “dramatic and necessary” and said Floyd “should be here and he is not”.

“His life had value, and we will seek justice,” said Ellison, who cautioned that winning convictions would be hard and said that public pressure had no bearing on his decisions.