George Floyd Case: Judge Drops 3rd-Degree Murder Charge Against Derek Chauvin
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder.
by Brakkton Booker
Oct 22, 2020
2 minutes
Updated at 11:40 a.m. ET
A Minneapolis judge has dismissed the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, one of the four former police officers facing criminal charges in the May killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on Floyd's
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