Top Minneapolis news: Rookie cop blames traning officer; Chauvin in talks to plead guilty pre-arrest

Top Minneapolis news: Rookie cop blames traning officer; Chauvin in talks to plead guilty pre-arrestPhoto: Tony Webster/Flickr
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Published on June 10, 2020

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Minneapolis.

Lawyer says rookie cop charged in George Floyd’s death was ‘following the directions of a training officer’

The rookie cop who questioned the use of force in George Floyd's deadly arrest, but didn't act on his concern, is continuing his effort to blame senior officer Derek Chauvin.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives

Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a "medical incident during a police interaction." The Buffalo, New York, department said a protester "tripped and fell."

Read the full story on AP.

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was in talks to plead guilty before arrest

Just four days after the death of George Floyd, and the day before former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested, federal and state prosecutors were negotiating a possible plea deal with Chauvin, the FOX 9 Investigators have learned.

Read the full story on FOX 29.


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