The Minneapolis police officer seen in videos with his knee against the throat of an unarmed man who later died — videos ha have sparked widespread, angry protests around the country — has been arrested.
Local police officer Derrick Chauvin was taken into custody Friday by Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. As of the time of this writing, no additional charging information was yet available.
The officers involved in the arrest and death of Floyd were fired, and protests against police brutality have steadily grown in size over the past few days.
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