Derek Chauvin pled guilty Wednesday to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights
Former Minneapolis Police Officer when he murdered the Black man in the summer of 2020, which sparked nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, after previously pleading not guilty.... [+]
Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool, File)Chauvin, who was found guilty of murder in state court in April, signed the plea agreement and switched his plea to guilty in U.S. federal court in St. Paul on Wednesday morning, according to reporters in the courtroom.
As part of the agreement, Chauvin will never be allowed to work as a law enforcement officer again; will have to pay an undisclosed amount of restitution; and will disclose his assets, local news station WCCOChauvin also faced a separate federal indictment accusing him of holding a teenager down in a similar manner to Floyd in 2017, which will be dismissed as part of the agreement.
Chauvin filed to have a change-of-plea hearing on Monday, and originally pleaded not guilty earlier this year.Floyd’s murder sparked nationwide protests in the summer of 2020 after a video posted online showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, despite Floyd’s repeated pleas that he couldn’t breathe. Chauvin is currently
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