American police Officer Derek Covin involved in the ill-fated arrest of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis, was arrested, reports the Associated Press.
a law firm engaged in the protection of Covina, not comment on the situation. It is known that investigated the incident for the FBI. According to Reuters, he was charged with manslaughter. Time, which provides local law for such a crime, ranging from 4 to 25 years in prison.
Recall the riots in Minneapolis, began this week due to the death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd after detention by the police. In the night of Friday, protesters burned a police station. The city declared a state of emergency. In the last hours of excitement began to decline, but the situation in the city remains tense. To restore order in the state contracted additional units of the National guard of the United States.
