AG Barr rejected plea deal for cop in George Floyd death because it appeared too ‘lenient,’ says NY Times
February 11, 2021 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton It is being reported that former Attorney General William Barr rejected a 3rd-degree murder plea deal from Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd last spring.
On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the plea deal was reached just days after the death of Floyd in May 2020 and that Barr quashed it. The Times used three law enforcement officials as their sources for the report. Chauvin was seen in a viral video kneeling on Floyd’s neck. Floyd later died due to complications including drug use.
The original deal would have included a 10-year prison sentence for Chauvin and he would have avoided civil rights charges. He would have served his time in federal prison as well. Allegedly, Barr thought the deal would be seen as too “lenient†and that it was premature, according to The Times. He felt further investigation needed to be conducted. Barr also reportedly wanted the prosecutors in the case to be able to present the case in a way they saw fit.
Since Floyd’s death, Minneapolis has seen violent protests that have destroyed businesses and marred the city. Those protests spread across the nation and it is feared that there may be renewed violence as the trial begins in less than a month. Protesters are claiming that the video of Floyd’s arrest by Chauvin proves police brutality. Since that video emerged, the ‘Defund the Police’ movement has grown along with calls for social justice and racial equality.
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