A former gang member serving time for racketeering and plotting to kill a gang rival has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in an Arizona federal prison last week. John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin 22 times and told investigators he would have killed Chauvin, convicted of …
The former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd has been attacked in prison, the Associated Press reports. Derek Chauvin, 47, was stabbed Friday at a federal correctional facility in Arizona. The Bureau of Prisons issued a press release stating that an inmate was assaulted at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday at the medium-security Federal Correctional …
On Thursday, ex-Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin was sentenced in federal court to 21 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the May 2020 arrest that ended with Floyd’s death. Federal prosecutors had sought a 25-year sentence for Chauvin, 46. The federal sentence will be served concurrently with the 22-year sentence he is already serving …
A federal judge said Wednesday he had accepted a plea deal in the civil rights case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison. Chauvin pleaded guilty on December 15 to violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than …
Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin has asked a Minnesota court to appeal his April 2021 conviction for the murder of George Floyd. Attorney William Mohrman argued in an 83-page document filed with the state Court of Appeals that tensions in the wake of Floyd’s 2020 slaying made it impossible for Chauvin to get a fair trial. …
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appeared before a federal judge Wednesday to plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights last year when he knelt on the man’s neck for more than nine minutes, until he died. Chauvin, who was convicted in state court earlier this year of second degree murder, also pleaded guilty …
Court documents filed Monday indicate that ex-Minnesota police officer and convicted murderer Derek Chauvin plans to plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights for the May 2020 arrest that ended with his death. Chauvin. 45, is currently serving a 22-year sentence after being convicted of Floyd’s second-degree murder, which was a state charge. On …
The former Minneapolis police office convicted of killing George Floyd in May 2020 filed an appeal on Thursday. Derek Chauvin filed the appeal on the last day he could have done so, 90 days after his June 25 sentencing, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree …
Three other former Minnesota police officers who are charged in George Floyd’s May 2020 death asked on Tuesday to have their federal trial separated from their ex-colleague, Derek Chauvin, who is currently serving a 22-year sentence. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, attorneys for Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, filed …
On Wednesday, the defense filed a motion in a Minnesota court which seeks time served for ex-Minnesota officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s slaying. The Star-Tribune reported that prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Conversely, defense attorney Eric …
Former Minnesota police officer and convicted murderer Derek Chauvin is expected to appear in federal court on Tuesday amid allegations that he violated George Floyd’s rights during last year’s arrest that ended with Floyd’s death. According to the Star-Tribune, Chauvin, 45, will appear in U.S. District Court via videoconference from Oak Park Heights prison, where …
The Minnesota judge who will sentence Derek Chauvin has identified multiple aggravating factors in George Floyd’s murder — an indication that the ex-cop will face significant prison time. According to the Star Tribune, Hennepin County judge Peter Cahill wrote that Chauvin “abused a position of trust and authority” as a police officer and “treated Floyd …
