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Ex-Minneapolis officer faces 12-plus years on murder count

| May 29, 2020 2:27 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, who died in custody after pleading that he couldn't breathe, was charged Friday with two of the same counts that led to a 12 1/2-year prison sentence for another former officer from his department.

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