Prosecutors seek additional charge for three former officers jailed after George Floyd’s death

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Minnesota prosecutors petitioned an appeals court judge Thursday to add an additional charge to the three former Minneapolis police officers charged following the death of George Floyd.

Neal Katyal, a prosecutor from Attorney General Keith Ellison‘s office, asked the legal body to undo a previous ruling that blocked an attempt to include third-degree aiding and abetting murder to the list of charges faced by Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao.

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