Derrick Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd after kneeling on his neck for about nine minutes, told a judge to deny the murder charges against him. Shuvin’s lawyers argued in a court filing Friday that there was not enough probable reason to uphold charges of second-degree …
Read More »Minneapolis officer fired over racist Christmas tree decorations is back in force
A Minneapolis police officer fired for decorating a Christmas tree with racist items in the fourth area of the department in November 2018 has been redesigned, CBS Minnesota reported. An arbitrator reversed the department’s decision to terminate the officer, Mark Bohnsack, and ruled that he was terminated incorrectly. Bohnsack will …
Read More »“Umbrella Man” caught breaking windows during Minneapolis protest is white supremacist, police say
Only two days after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, a masked man was seen holding an umbrella breaking windows and helping to incite violence during protests in Minneapolis. Now, the city police department believes it has identified the man as a white …
Read More »Minneapolis City Council members obtain private security details after reported threats
Three members of the Minneapolis City Council reportedly received private security details after receiving threats to support proposals to remove the city police department following the death of George Floyd. Currently, the city is spending $ 4,500 per day on security for council members Andrea Jenkins, Phillips Cunningham and Alondra …
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