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The Ex-Police Officer Who Knelt On G.Floyd Has Been Arrested And Charged

The ex-police officer (Derek Chauvin) who knelt on George Floyd's knelt for several minutes as Floyd pleaded, "I can't breathe", has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Protests erupted in cities across the US over the deadly arrest of Floyd, an unarmed black man, who was pinned to the ground by the knee of a white officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Protesters rallied in Minneapolis for a third night on Thursday into Friday, with some demonstrators overtaking a police building and setting it on fire.  Former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for several minutes before the black man went motionless, a video of the incident showed.  Minneapolis residents called the arrest a good "first step" but demanded the three other officers involved to be arrested and charged as well.  Freeman said those officers are still under investigation. Protesters rallied in Minneapolis for a third night on Thursday into Friday, with some demonstr