Derek Chauvin (pictured in a Minneapolis courtroom on March 15) has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd As of Monday, all 15 jurors who will hear the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been impaneled. Twelve jurors will deliberate and … Read more
Prosecutors claim George Floyd cop Derek Chauvin choked and knelt on SIX other people during arrests dating back to 2015 Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin is facing second-degree manslaughter charges over the death of George Floyd Floyd died after Chauvin pressed his knee into the black man’s neck for eight minutes during an arrest last … Read more
BREAKING: Derek Chauvin – the Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd’s murder – is released from prison after posting ‘non-cash’ $1 million bond By Karen Ruiz For Dailymail.com Published: 18:05 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 18:22 BST, 7 October 2020 The former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd has … Read more
The police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes before his death has appeared in person in court for the first time since the May 25 killing, and was heckled as he was escorted to a corrections department SUV afterwards. Derek Chauvin, 44, has been charged with murder and is currently … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, has requested a judge dismiss the murder charges as prosecutors push for longer prison sentences. On Friday, an attorney for Chauvin filed a motion in court that argued there was no probable cause to support the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter … Read more
Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more
A man who worked with George Floyd and police officer Derek Chauvin at a nightclub in Minneapolis said the two men ‘bumped heads’, which had a lot to do with the cop being ‘extremely aggressive’. David Pinney worked security with Floyd, 46, and Chauvin, 46, at El Nuevo Rodeo last year. Pinney told CBS News that … Read more
One of the rookie police officers charged in George Floyd’s death tried to get white police officer Derek Chauvin to release his knee, his lawyer said Monday. Thomas Lane, 37, was on just his fourth full-time shift as a cop when his white colleague pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Lane’s attorney, Earl … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd on May 25, will face court for the first time on Monday The white Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will face court for the first time on Monday – two weeks after the black man’s death sparked protests across the United … Read more
A man claims former police officer Derek Chauvin pointed a gun at him and his friends when they were teenagers because one of the youths fired a foam Nerf dart from a car window during an end-of-school year game they were playing at the time. Kristofer Bergh, 24, of Minneapolis recalled the incident in May … Read more