Three Ohio police officers face criminal charges over response to George Floyd demonstrations

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A trio of Columbus, Ohio, police officers was slapped with criminal charges over their response to last summer's protests and riots that followed the death of George Floyd.
All three law enforcement personnel have been charged with dereliction of duty, while two face additional offenses of assault and interfering with civil rights, special prosecutor Kathleen Garber, who helms the city's effort to investigate complaints against officers, announced on Wednesday. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
“I was asked by the City of Columbus to independently evaluate the allegations of police misconduct from last summer’s protests so that both citizens and police officers are held to the same standard of accountability,” Garber said in a statement obtained by the

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