Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 20 ½ years in prison on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement on federal charges that he violated George Floyd's civil rights in 2020, as well as those of Jonathan Pope, a Black teenager, in 2017.
against Chauvin and the City of Minneapolis. The rest of the federal charges against Chauvin were dismissed. Prior to Chauvin's sentencing on Thursday, Chauvin addressed the court briefly, offering no apology to Floyd's family or Pope. He spoke directly to Floyd's children, saying "I wish them the best in their life." He also wished Pope the best.
Floyd's family and Pope also provided victim impact statements. Pope told the courtroom he was abused by Chauvin and thought he was gonna die during police interaction in 2017. Floyd's girlfriend, Courteney Ross, in a written statement that was read in court on her behalf, recounted the morning after Floyd's deadly arrest and the social media video that went viral across the world. She told the court it took her more than a year after Floyd's murder to "Stand up again … Floyd is the man I loved," she said.
Carolyn Pawlenty, Chauvin's mom, also spoke, saying the MPD "has failed to back their own ... it was not her son's intent to kill someone that day." She said her son has received "thousands of cards of support" over the last couple of years and asked the judge to sentence Chauvin to a federal prison near Minnesota or Iowa, because that's where Chauvin's family lives.
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