US federal grand jury indicts four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man's constitutional rights
This combination of photos provided by Minnesota officials show from left, ex-Minneapolis officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Chauvin.
Lane, Thao and Kueng made their initial court appearances on Friday via videoconference in US District Court in Minneapolis. Chauvin was not part of the court appearance. Kueng and Lane also helped restrain Floyd — state prosecutors have said Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back and Lane held down Floyd’s legs. State prosecutors say Thao held back bystanders and kept them from intervening during the 9 1/2-minute restraint.
To bring federal charges in deaths involving police, prosecutors must believe that an officer acted under the "color of law," or government authority, and willfully deprived someone of their constitutional rights, including the right to be free from unreasonable seizures or the use of unreasonable force.
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