Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is scheduled to appear at a change of plea hearing Wednesday. Chauvin pleaded not guilty to the charges in September. A court spokesperson said, “Whatever his initial plea was he has indicated he would like to change that plea.” Chauvin is accused of… Read more »
Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, has said that President Biden has reached out to his family. Talking with The Today Show, Philonise said, “He knows how it is to lose a family member, and he knows the process of what we’re going through. So he was just letting us know that he was praying for us,… Read more »
After more than two weeks of testimony, the fate of Derek Chauvin is now with the jury. Jury deliberations in the murder trial of the former Minneapolis police officer are now underway, after closing arguments were delivered on Monday. Chauvin is charged with two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in the death… Read more »
A Texas man who admits to being affiliated with the far-right anti-government the Boogaloo Bois has been arrested in connection with shots fired at a police station in Minneapolis, Minnesota during protests that erupted after the police incident involving the death of Geoge Floyd. Viral video shot on May 28 shows a person firing 13… Read more »
The four Minneapolis police officers who brought hundreds of thousands of people together to protest the death of George Floyd have reportedly turned on each other. Appearing in court Friday, attorneys for Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao pointed their fingers at the other officers, each claiming their client wasn’t responsible for… Read more »
The Hill reports that eight weeks after the death of George Floyd, Minnesota’s Legislature passed a round of police accountability measures early Tuesday which includes a ban on chokeholds. In addition to the chokehold ban, this new legislation also improves data collection on deadly force encounters by creating a new investigative unit. A panel will… Read more »
