According to court documents, Chauvin was arraigned before United States District Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on two counts of federal civil rights violations. He reportedly declined to have the two charges read against him in court.

The court documents also read that, “Defendant Chauvin, without legal justification, held Juvenile 1 by the throat and struck Juvenile 1 multiple times in the head with a flashlight.”

Chauvin also allegedly “held his knee on the neck and upper back of Juvenile 1 even after Juvenile 1 was lying prone, handcuffed, and unresisting,” the court documents read.

Prosecutors also claim that Chauvin “applied a neck restraint, causing the child to lose consciousness and go to the ground.” He allegedly kept his knee on the child’s neck for a total of 8 minutes and then moved his knee to the child’s back for another 9 minutes. The child reportedly needed stitches and medical attention following the incident.