Three other officers at the Floyd scene, also since fired, are scheduled for trial later this year.
I had been wondering what was happening with the other cops on the scene.
AG Barr blocked ex-officer Derek Chauvin from pleading guilty in George Floyd's death, officials tell AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/11/ap-barr-blocked-derek-chauvin-pleading-guilty-floyd-death/6722562002/
Associated Press
This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd's death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last summer, officials said.
MINNEAPOLIS – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd's death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year, officials said.
The deal would have averted any potential federal charges, including a civil rights offense, as part of an effort to quickly resolve the case to avoid more protests after protests and riots damaged a swath of south Minneapolis, according to two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the talks. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the talks.
Barr rejected the deal in part because he felt it was too soon, and the investigation into Floyd's death was still in its relative infancy, the officials said...........................................
................Chauvin was fired soon after Floyd's death. He is scheduled for trial March 8 on charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Three other officers at the scene, also since fired, are scheduled for trial later this year........................
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