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Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46

by Associated Press
| June 17, 2020 5:27 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality — but said the one-minute error would have no impact on the criminal case against four officers.

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