Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will join the prosecution against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has announced.
“There have been recent developments in the facts of the case where the help and expertise of the Attorney General would be valuable,” Freeman said.
Chauvin was arrested Friday and faces charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.Aggressive policing tactics called into question as national protests flare, there have also been disturbing videos, photos and reports of police officers appearing to use excessive force and violence against demonstrators.
The incidents have raised questions about whether some officers are responding with an inappropriate use of force, forgoing training tactics and becoming overly hostile. An arrest in Atlanta of two college students Saturday night, as a citywide curfew was going into effect, was so excessive, police officials said Sunday, that two officers involved were fired and three others were placed on desk duty.
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