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 …
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights on May 25, 2020, the day fellow officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes until he died, aided by Lane and two other officers. Lane, J. Alexander Keung, and Tou …
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 …
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 …
On Thursday, lawyers for the three former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death asked a Minnesota judge to prohibit the live-streaming of their state trial. According to the Star Tribune, attorneys for Thomas Lane, 37, and J. Alexander Kueng, 26, asserted that live-streaming their clients’ joint trial jeopardizes their right to a fair trial. …
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 …
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, …
