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Loading the player... Derek Chauvin’s conviction stands to signal to others in law enforcement that everyone is accountable to the letter of the law in the United States.  In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments. (Credit: AP) While the struggle continues to ensure that Black American lives are valued the same as other Americans, the Chauvin verdict hands over a rare moment of justice to the ...

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Updated: Apr 21 2021, 7:12 ET Invalid Date, KILLER cop Derek Chauvin scribbled his lawyers phone number on his hand because he knew he was about to go down for murdering George Floyd. �� 9 9 Derek Chauvin was led away in handcuffs following the guilty verdict being read out with his attorneys number written on his palmCredit: via REUTERS 9 Derek Chauvin pictured in court as the verdict was deliveredCredit: Reuters According the ex-cops lawyer Eric Nelson, Chauvin scrawled his number down ...

: : VPMs daily newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Benjamin Dolle, episodes are recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared. Listeners can subscribe through NPR One, Apple Podcasts, Megaphone, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Wednesday, April 21, 2021: State leaders have been reacting to the jury’s verdict that former Minneapolis police-officer Derek C...

Updated: Apr 20 2021, 23:48 ET Invalid Date, GRAPHIC bodycamera footage of the police shooting that left a 16-year-old dead in Ohio showed a girl was shot just seconds after cops arrived on scene. Video showed the girl – who has been identified by family as MaKhia Bryant, 16 – being shot multiple times amid an altercation with two other females. 19 MaKhia Bryant, 16, was fatally shot by police, her family said Hazel Bryant is seen after her niece, Makhia Bryant, was fatally shot by a cop o...

After being convicted on all three counts, what next for Derek Chauvin?  After only ten hours of deliberation, a Minnesota jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts.  Update: 21 April 2021 08:28 EDT On Tuesday, 20 April, the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin found him guilty on all charges relating to the killing of George Floyd. The charges included second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, or second-degree manslaughter, which carry a maximum sentence of forty, twenty-fiv...

The UN suggested it would have been inconceivable to come to any other verdict. "Impunity for crimes and human rights violations by law enforcement officers must end," the rights body urged. The UN rights chief hailed on Wednesday the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, for murdering African-American man George Floyd, saying it was the only just outcome. Chauvin was found guilty on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughte...

Tweet Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif, speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) Rep. Maxine Waters’s comments on Saturday night on the Derek Chavin trial were incendiary and could be construed as an incitement to riot. “We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more conf...

Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer Juneaus top cop offered reaction to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavin for the murder of George Floyd. Chief Ed Mercer said on Action Line that the justice system worked.  The chief emphasized that no one is above the law. Juneau Police officers go through training which includes de-escalation training to avoid such situations. In the course of his career, the chief says communicating wi...

The D.C. National Guard is activating 250 members to support local law enforcement "in response to potential First Amendment demonstrations."