The charges include, but are not limited to, aggravated battery of a police officer, criminal damage to property, unlawful use of a weapon and burglary/looting. “Cases continue to be reviewed and investigated by law enforcement and we will continue to file felony charges if appropriate,” Foxx’s office said in a statement. A Chicago Tribune investigation found that Foxx’s office dropped all charges against nearly 30 percent of felony defendants during her first three years in office. Of the 5,000 arrests made after Floyd’s killing through late June, only 29 percent were felony cases, she said. “We want to build the strongest case possible with as much evidence as possible and that’s what we will continue to do.”

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2020 12:17 UTC