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
Eight minority corrections officers in Minnesota filed discrimination charges with the state Department of Human Rights saying that they were barred from guarding or making contact Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer charged with murdering George Floyd. Chauvin, 44, was booked at the Ramsey County Jail in St. Paul, Minnesota, the same day he was … 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
Fired Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was moved to one of the most secure prisons in the US Sunday night, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. In a highly unusual move, Chauvin, who is facing a murder charge in the death of George Floyd, was transferred late Sunday to Oak Park Heights Prison – Minnesota’s only Level … Read more
The wife of the white police officer charged with killing George Floyd has now filed for divorce from him, her lawyer said Friday. The announcement that Kellie Chauvin, a former Mrs. Minnesota winner, is seeking a divorce from Derek Chauvin comes on the same day that the fired cop was charged with murder over Floyd’s … Read more