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The US Department of Justice is considering charges against former Minnesota cop and convicted killer Derek Chauvin over a 2017 incident with a Black teen that has disturbing parallels to Chauvin's murder of George Floyd, according to ABC News.
ABC's Mike Levine reports that videos from Sept. 4, 2017 allegedly show Chauvin striking a Black boy in the head and then pinning him to the ground with his knee for nearly 17 minutes, ignoring complaints that the teen couldn't breathe.
The videos first surfaced last year but did not lead to state charges. An anonymous source told ABC News that federal prosecutors have brought witnesses before a grand jury to detail the incident, a key step in potentially filing charges against the disgraced cop.
The incident echoes the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, in which Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes. Floyd – a Black man – pleaded for his life, but Chauvin did not release him. Floyd fell unconscious and died, with prosecutors saying he was suffocated by the use of force.
Chauvin was charged and ultimately convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's killing.
The Justice Department hasn't announced if it will press federal charges against Chauvin in Floyd's death.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
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