Derek Chauvin, Former Officer Who Placed Knee on George Floyd’s Neck, in Police Custody

Breaking: Derek Chauvin, the officer who held his knee on George Floyd’s neck, is in police custody. No decision has been made on charges.

MINNEAPOLIS—Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who held his knee on the neck of George Floyd, has been taken into police custody, said a Minnesota state official, as events developed quickly in the case that has sparked days of increasingly violent protests.

John Harrington, the state’s public safety commissioner, said Mr. Chauvin was arrested by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the state agency that launched an investigation into the arrest of Mr. Floyd, which took place Monday evening. Mr. Chauvin can...

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