A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”
Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means he will not face a federal trial in January, though he could end up spending more years behind bars.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin learns his sentence Friday for murder in George Floyd’s death.
A Minnesota judge has found aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd. The ruling made public Wednesday paves the way for the possibility of a longer sentence for former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin.
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
The sentencing date for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin has been moved from June 16 to June 25. Last week, a jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
On Tuesday, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the death of George Floyd. After the verdict, the White House says the president, vice president and first lady spoke on the phone with Floyd’s brother. The president says this verdict is a step in the right direction.
Several local officials are reacting to Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
In a verdict read late Tuesday afternoon, the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all three counts he faced. Chaucin was charged with second degree manslaughter, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd.
The jury has reached a verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The verdict is to be read late Tuesday afternoon.
