Derek Chauvin, who was filmed pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck, was on Wednesday hit with an upgraded murder charge of second-degree murder.
Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane Kiernan, and J. Alexander Kueng. Credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office., was on Wednesday hit with an upgraded murder charge of second-degree murder.
His colleagues — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — , all whites, who were caught in the the racially charged killing were also charged with aiding and abetting murder, CNN said, citing court documents filed.Chauvin, who has been in custody since last week, will appear before the jury June 8. All three others are billed to have their days in court on Thursday afternoon local time, court records cited by CNN say.
“Trying this case will not be an easy thing,” Ellison said at a news conference. “Winning a conviction will be hard.” “We’re confident in what we’re doing, but history does show that there are clear challenges here,” Ellison said.
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