#BREAKING: Former police officer Derek Chauvin found GUILTY on all counts | FULL VERDICT
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Jury finds Chauvin guilty on all charges in Floyd murder
BY MARTY JOHNSON - 04/20/21 05:06 PM EDT 2,934
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, whose death led to months of demonstrations against police brutality last summer.
The verdict was read late Tuesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis. It took the jury less than a day to come to its decision.
Chauvin was found guilty on all three of the criminal counts that he was facing — second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder.
Chauvin showed no emotion in the courtroom as the verdict was read. He was handcuffed and taken into custody immediately after Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read the jury’s decision.
The trial was seen as a referendum on policing, and whether a conviction of a police officer for killing a Black person could be won.
Graphic bystander footage of the fatal arrest showed Floyd, 46, pleading with Chauvin that he couldn’t breathe as the officer pinned him to the street, his knee on Floyd’s neck.
Chauvin’s knee remained on Floyd’s neck for well over nine minutes, even after Floyd became unresponsive.
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WATCH LIVE: Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discusses Chauvin guilty verdict
Jury finds Chauvin guilty on all charges in Floyd murder
BY MARTY JOHNSON - 04/20/21 05:06 PM EDT 2,934
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, whose death led to months of demonstrations against police brutality last summer.
The verdict was read late Tuesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis. It took the jury less than a day to come to its decision.
Chauvin was found guilty on all three of the criminal counts that he was facing — second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder.
Chauvin showed no emotion in the courtroom as the verdict was read. He was handcuffed and taken into custody immediately after Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read the jury’s decision.
The trial was seen as a referendum on policing, and whether a conviction of a police officer for killing a Black person could be won.
Graphic bystander footage of the fatal arrest showed Floyd, 46, pleading with Chauvin that he couldn’t breathe as the officer pinned him to the street, his knee on Floyd’s neck.
Chauvin’s knee remained on Floyd’s neck for well over nine minutes, even after Floyd became unresponsive.
READ MORE: Jury finds Chauvin guilty on all charges in Floyd murder https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5...
WATCH LIVE: Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discusses Chauvin guilty verdict
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, whose death led to months of demonstrations against police brutality last summer.