Fog Blog U.S. News Log: George Floyd From Minneapolis Killed By Police!:

GEORGE FLOYD WAS PUT IN POLICE CUSTODY IN MINNEAPOLIS BUT POLICE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE BY PUTTING HIS KNEE ON GEORGE'S NECK WHILE OTHER POLICE OFFICERS JUST STOOD BY......RESULTING IN GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH!........THE OFFICER INVOLVED IS CHARGED WITH 3RD DEGREE MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER !!......The former Minneapolis police officer shown in bystander video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who subsequently died, has been charged with murder, officials in Minnesota said on Friday.Mike Freeman of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced the third-degree murder and manslaughter charges after Derek Chauvin's arrest was initially announced by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety."We have now been able to put together the evidence that we need," said Freeman.Police body camera footage, witness statements and a preliminary medical examination of Floyd were among the evidence prosecutors have gathered, he said.Third-degree murder carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison. It is defined in the state's criminal statute as applicable to "whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life."