The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, agreed on Friday to pay the family of George Floyd $27 million as part of a pre-trial settlement in a wrongful death case. The Star Tribune reported that City Council members unanimously voted to approve the record payout. Mayor Jacob Frey’s office reportedly also said he will approve the measure. …
On Thursday, a Minneapolis judge reinstated a third-degree murder charge against the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reintroduced the charge against ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin Thursday morning. According to the Star Tribune, his decision comes a day after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied Chauvin’s attorney’s request to …
Two more jurors were seated Wednesday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, bringing the total to five, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, attorneys selected two men and a woman for the jury on Tuesday. Wednesday’s proceedings added two more men. Also on …
Juror selection was delayed until Tuesday after questions were raised on Monday regarding third-degree charges against the former Minnesota police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sent jurors home after Derek Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, said he plans to ask the Minnesota Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ …
The Minnesota Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the trial judge should not have refused to reinstate third-degree murder charges against the ex-officer accused of killing George Floyd. The appellate court’s decision means the matter will be reintroduced to Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who will reconsider whether Chauvin will face third-degree murder charges. …
Multiple accusers say the former police officer stepped on their neck
A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the ex-officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death will stand trial alone. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that the trial for Derek Chauvin, 44, the police officer accused of putting his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes, is scheduled for March 8. The other three cops, Thomas …
On Friday, a judge upheld his decision to livestream the trial of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s May killing, citing widespread interest surrounding the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill rejected prosecutors’ claims that livestreaming the high-profile trial may deter possible witnesses from coming forward. Cahill initially approved broadcasting the trial on November …
A Minnesota judge on Thursday dropped third-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill also ruled that the case against the other three former Minneapolis police officers — Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, …
A former Minnesota police officer who is facing murder charges for allegedly forcing his knee on George Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes reportedly used neck and upper body restraints during at least seven other arrests. On Thursday, the Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office filed a notice of intent to offer additional evidence in …
Body camera footage from two former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd on May 25 was released Monday by the court after media organizations argued for their release, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The full videos from cameras worn by Thomas Lane and Alexander Kueng had been filed with the court …
Leaked bodycam footage from the arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 shows the 46-year-old Black man terrified and struggling to stay out of the backseat of the police cruiser before he ends up face down beneath the knee of Derek Chauvin, where he died. The Daily Mail obtained about 10 minutes of …
