On Thursday, a Minnesota judge delayed a joint trial for three former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death until next year, citing various concerns. According to the Associated Press, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill moved the state trial for Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, from August 23, 2021, …
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 …
On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted four ex-Minnesota police officers on charges that they violated George Floyd’s civil rights. Derek Chauvin, 44, Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, are facing federal charges related to Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Star Tribune reports that Lane, Thao, and Kueng appeared in …
Federal authorities reportedly planned to arrest Derek Chauvin on federal police brutality charges if he was acquitted in George Floyd’s death or if the case concluded in a mistrial. A source told the Star-Tribune that federal authorities’ plan was to arrest Chauvin, 44, at the Hennepin County courthouse, but it was not necessary as he …
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s conviction comes months before his three colleagues who were also at the scene stand trial in George Floyd’s death. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree murder. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than …
Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin faces decades behind bars when he is sentenced in eight weeks. Bail was revoked for Chauvin, 44, who was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and third-degree murder in connection with George Floyd’s death last May. Minnesota sentencing guidelines say a second-degree unintentional murder conviction has a maximum …
Chauvin was convicted of third-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter
Juror deliberations continue for the second day in the Derek Chauvin murder. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, who was unarmed, died after the former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for over nine minutes during an arrest in May …
During closing arguments at the Derek Chauvin trial on Monday, both the prosecution and defense addressed the possibility that George Floyd exhibited superhuman strength during last year’s arrest that ended with his death. Lead defense attorney Eric Nelson said that then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his colleagues arrived at the scene believing a 6 …
An expert witness for the prosecution was called back to the stand on Thursday amid a dispute about testimony regarding carbon monoxide in George Floyd’s blood and what role it may have played in his death. While the defense rested their case on Thursday, the prosecution requested to rebut Dr. David Fowler’s testimony about fumes …
A use of force expert called by the defense on Tuesday testified that Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground during last year’s arrest that ended in Floyd’s death. During cross-examination, Barry Brodd agreed that Derek Chauvin did not decrease his use of force even as Floyd became “more compliant,” but …
On Tuesday, attorneys for Derek Chauvin presented body-camera footage showing George Floyd’s arrest from May 2019, which occurred roughly a year before the arrest that ended with his death. The video, which WCCO first released to the public in October, shows Minneapolis police’s interaction with Floyd during a traffic stop. The footage came from retired …
