Feds plan to indict Chauvin, other three ex-officers on civil rights charges

[George II]

Source: Star Tribune

Leading up to Derek Chauvin's murder trial, Justice Department officials had spent months gathering evidence to indict the ex-Minneapolis police officer on federal police brutality charges, but they feared the publicity frenzy could disrupt the state's case.

So they came up with a contingency plan: If Chauvin were found not guilty on all counts or the case ended in a mistrial, they would arrest him at the courthouse, according to sources familiar with the planning discussions.

The backup plan would not be necessary. On April 20, the jury found Chauvin guilty on all three murder and manslaughter counts, sending him to the state's most secure lockdown facility to await sentencing, and avoiding the riots many feared could engulf the city once again.

Now, with Chauvin's state trial out of the way, federal prosecutors are moving forward with their case. They plan to ask a grand jury to indict Chauvin and the other three ex-officers involved in George Floyd's killing — J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao — on charges of civil rights violations, a source said.

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/feds-plan-to-indict-chauvin-other-three-ex-officers-on-civil-rights-charges/600051374/

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This made me break down.

Our NEW DOJ isn't messing around!

[gopiscrap]

1. good nail those racist power hungry fuckers

[Budi]

2. WOW! Been a long time coming for Civil Rights Charges to be put to use again.

We now see glimpses of certainly moving forward against so much defeat & darkness.

Thanks for your post, George ll

The day just got even better~

[RockRaven]

3. This would not be possible if Bill Barr hadn't "blocked" Chauvin's guilty plea which so many were

so very angry about.

Bill Barr is a P.O.S. in general and may even have done the right thing for the wrong reason in this instance, but it WAS the better choice/outcome when it comes to holding Chauvin & Co accountable.

[Dawson Leery]

4. That piece of s**t is getting everything he deserves.

[George II]

5. When he got cuffed and walked through that back door, that was the last we'll ever see of him. EVER.

[sheshe2]

6. This is just the beginning.

Justice will be served.

[Roc2020]

7. of course the feds had a

contingency plan. Now they have the cake with the State guilty, and now they get to serve the desert to those wicked cops.

[FlyingPiggy]

8. This message is loud and clear. Silence is complicity. You are responsible for your inactions too.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. In the words of Denzel Washington in the movie Training Day,

oh you're federally fucked now.