The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd in May has more legal troubles. Derek Chauvin and his wife, Kellie May Chauvin, were charged Wednesday with multiple counts of tax evasion in county court, Fox 6 Now reports. They’ve been charged six counts each of filing false or fraudulent tax returns for the …
As George Floyd struggled to breathe, repeatedly telling the three Minneapolis police officers pinning him down that he was claustrophobic and felt like he was about to die, one officer chided him that he was using “a heck of a lot of oxygen” to talk, body cam transcripts reveal. Derek Chauvin, the fired officer charged …
Transcripts of body camera recordings during the arrest and killing of George Floyd reveal the 46-year-old Black man was nervous and scared, afraid the police officers who ordered him out of the car were going to shoot him. Floyd appeared to have been startled when then-Officer Thomas Lane approached and ordered him to show his …
One of four fired Minneapolis police officers accused in the death of George Floyd posted bail and left jail Wednesday afternoon, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Thomas Lane, 37, was released from Hennepin County jail just after 4 p.m., a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said. He had been held in lieu a $750,000 bail. …
On one instance, Chauvin allegedly blamed Floyd, who handed him his paycheck, for his low pay
Several social media platforms are cracking down on an online trend called the “George Floyd Challenge” — in which users reenact the Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police. Business Insider reported that Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram have blocked posts using the hashtag #GeorgeFloydChallenge. Posts including the hashtag reportedly showed people kneeling on someone’s …
The three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the second-degree murder of George Floyd had their bail set Thursday at up to $1 million each. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Hennepin County District Court Judge Paul Scoggin set bail for Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, at …
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace is calling for now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder after holding his knee on George Floyd’s neck for at least eight minutes. Derek Chauvin is behind bars after the fatal incident, charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd’s neck while onlookers pleaded …
A friend who was in George Floyd’s car during Floyd’s arrest and death at the hands of Minnesota police reportedly told authorities that Floyd didn’t resist arrest. Lester Hall, 42, told The New York Times that Floyd, 46, asked Minneapolis police why he was being arrested and tried in his “humblest form” to show them …
Three additional officers at scene of George Floyd’s killing to face criminal charges as jailed officer sees upgraded murder charge [Report]
UPDATE: Wednesday 12:30 ET The Minnesota Attorney General has made a decision about additional charges in the killing of George Floyd and is expected to announce that decision Wednesday afternoon. According to a CNN report citing law enforcement officials, the Attorney General has completed a review of the deadly incident in which Floyd, an unarmed …
‘Why is this not murder one?’
