Officer who pinned George Floyd taken into custody
by Anthony Leonardi
| May 29, 2020 01:33 PM
The officer who pinned down George Floyd by the neck was taken into custody.
Officer Derek Chauvin, who is seen in a video that emerged online arresting and pinning George Floyd with his knee, was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington announced on Friday.
Chauvin, who has been fired from the department along with three other officers, has not yet been charged with any crime.
Protests in the city of Minneapolis began Tuesday after the footage of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, circulated on social media, but eventually erupted into violent riots. Floyd was pinned by the neck for approximately eight minutes until he became unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
During a Friday press conference, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, demanded a stop to the looting, arson, or other crimes in his state after three consecutive days of chaotic protesting.
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