Minnesota Prosecutor Says 'Other' Evidence Does Not Support Criminal Charge in Floyd Case

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A prosecutor in the US state of Minnesota told reporters that besides the graphic video, there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge against the officer involved in the case of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody.

"That video is graphic and horrific and terrible and no person should do that", Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said on Thursday. "But my job, in the end, is to prove that he violated a criminal statute, and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge."

Earlier in the day, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in a statement said he is sending National Guardsmen to the city of Minneapolis to help maintain the peace in the wake of violence that erupted over the recent death of George Floyd.