Minneapolis driver who ran through George Floyd protest faces multiple charges

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A man who drove a large truck through a Minneapolis protest following the death of George Floyd is facing two criminal charges.

Hennepin County prosecutors charged 35-year-old Bogdan Vechirko of Otsego with one felony of making threats of violence and a gross misdemeanor of criminal vehicular operation, according to the Star Tribune. Vechirko reportedly admitted he was “kind of in a hurry” and that an investigation concluded he attempted to scare protesters by driving fast past the demonstration.

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