Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The lawyers for three former Minneapolis police officers facing federal charges related to the police killing of George Floyd asked to have their clients' trials separated from from that of fellow defendant Derek Chauvin.
All four men face federal charges for violating Floyd's civil rights during his arrest May 25, 2020, which resulted in his death after Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes. Chauvin has already been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison on state murder and manslaughter charges.