DOJ investigating if Derek Chauvin should be charged over a 2017 arrest where he struck a black 14-year-old boy with his flashlight and knelt on him for nearly 17 minutes
The Department of Justice is investigating whether they will charge Derek Chauvin over a 2017 arrest in which he knelt on a 14-year-old boy for 17 minutes
Chauvin, a fired Minneapolis police officer, was convicted this week of killing George Floyd after kneeling on the black man's neck for nine minutes
Federal prosecutors had witnesses testify before a grand jury two months ago regarding the 2017 incident
The DOJ probe is still ongoing and the Minneapolis Police Department was recently briefed on it
The details regarding the 2017 arrest emerged when state prosecutors tried to convince a judge to let them use Chauvin's prior use-of-force incidents at trial
The judge banned prosecutors from telling jurors about the 2017 incident
Chauvin has never faced any charges over the 2017 arrest
By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:25 EDT, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 15:57 EDT, 23 April 2021
The Department of Justice is investigating whether they will now charge Derek Chauvin over a 2017 incident where he knelt on a black 14-year-old boy's neck for nearly 17 minutes.
Chauvin, a fired Minneapolis police officer, was convicted this week of killing George Floyd after kneeling on the black man's neck for nine minutes while he was arresting him last May.
Following the conviction, a source told ABC News that the Justice Department is probing whether to now bring federal charges against Chauvin for the 2017 arrest and the one involving Floyd.
Federal prosecutors had witnesses testify before a grand jury two months ago regarding the 2017 incident.
The DOJ probe is still ongoing and the Minneapolis Police Department recently was briefed on it.
Chauvin, who is white, has never faced any charges over the 2017 arrest.
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