>Minnesota prosecutor says video showing George Floyd's death is "terrible" but says there's "other evidence that does not support a criminal charge"
Michael O. Freeman
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Preceded by Amy Klobuchar
In office
1991–1999
Preceded by Tom Johnson
Succeeded by Amy Klobuchar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O._Freeman
>Who is this guy?
Tou Thao
Tou Thao has been named as the Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer who interacts with upset bystanders and stands watch in a viral video as another officer, Derek Chauvin, presses his knee on the neck of a man who pleads that he can’t breathe.
The man, George Floyd, later died, and the video, which went viral after being posted to Facebook, is sparking outrage and a federal investigation.
The City of Minneapolis has now named Thao, Chauvin, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng as the officers present, according to the city.
https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/tou-thao/
Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints
https://www.theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-didnt-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-after-previous-conduct-complaints
George Floyd's death in police custody is renewing criticism of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) prosecutorial record.
Before she became a senator and a top contender for former Vice President Joe Biden's vice presidential spot, Klobuchar spent eight years as the Hennepin County attorney, in charge of prosecution for Minneapolis. And while in that position, Klobuchar declined to prosecute multiple police officers cited for excessive force, and did not prosecute the officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck as he protested, The Guardian reports.
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derick Chauvin saw at least 10 conduct complaints during his 19-year tenure before he was fired Tuesday, according to a database that documents complaints against police. In particular, he was involved in the shooting death of a man who had stabbed other people before attacking police, as well as some other undisclosed complaints. Klobuchar did not prosecute Chauvin and other officers involved for the first death, which occurred in October 2006 while she was running for Senate. The case was under investigation when Klobuchar took office in the Senate in Jan. 2007, and later went to a grand jury, which declined to charge the officers. Chauvin was later placed on leave when he and other officers shot and wounded a Native American man in 2011.