George Floyd family praises indictments of 4 former officers for civil rights violations

The family of George Floyd and their attorneys praised the indictment of four former Minneapolis police officers involved in his death.

The family of George Floyd and their attorneys praised the indictment of Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis cops on federal civil rights charges during a press conference Saturday. The three-count indictment released Friday alleges the officers Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane "willfully deprived Floyd of his constitutional civil rights" in his May 25, 2020 death in Minneapolis. Attorney Ben Crump was joined by George Floyd's brother Rodney and nephew Brandon Williams, alongside Texas Reps. Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee, near the Cuney Homes area where Floyd grew up. "We believe these charges ... encourages future generations to know that our Department of Justice will be here to make sure that all of American citizens are afforded their constitutional rights of life and liberty and equal justice," Crump said Saturday.