Attorney Eric Nelson, left, and his client, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. (Court TV/Pool/TNS)
Derek Chauvin defense rests its case without his testimony
MINNEAPOLIS Testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin ended Thursday with Chauvin invoking his constitutional right not to testify and a prosecution expert briefly taking the witness stand, with jurors likely to begin deliberating Monday.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday, moving the trial into its seventh week. Jurors will be immediately sequestered for deliberations as they consider the charges facing Chauvin in the May 25 death of George Floyd – second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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The former Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of
Daunte Wright made her first court appearance on Thursday (April 15). On Wednesday (April 14), she was arrested and released on a $100,000 bond, according to CBS Minnesota.
Kim Potter (pictured), a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police department, appeared with her attorney Earl Gray via Zoom in Minnesota’s Hennepin County Court. Both she and police chief
Tim Gannon resigned on Tuesday (April 13) amid community anger over Wright’s murder.
Wright was fatally wounded in a traffic stop on Sunday (April 11) when he was pulled over for expired tags. In footage from Potter’s body camera video, officers began to place him in handcuffs to arrest him for allegedly having outstanding warrants. But after a short scuffle, Wright attempted to get in his vehicle. Potter then shouted “taser, taser,” and fired her service pistol. Wright drove several blocks before crashing. O
UPDATE: Cop, Police Chief Resigns 2 days After Black Motorist’s Death
By Mohamed Ibrahim and Mike Householder, Associated Press
Published April 15, 2021
Chyna Whitaker, center, holds her son Daunte Jr., as she walks up to microphones to speak during a news conference, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis. The father, Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s chief of police resigned Tuesday, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
Chauvin defense rests its case without his testimony Former officer Derek Chauvin invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination.
By Chao Xiong, Paul Walsh, Rochelle Olson, Chao Xiong, PAUL WALSH and ROCHELLE OLSON and Star Tribune staff writers April 15, 2021 6:02pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ended Thursday with Chauvin invoking his constitutional right not to testify and a prosecution expert briefly taking the witness stand. Jurors are likely to begin deliberating Monday.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday, moving the trial into its seventh week. Jurors will be immediately sequestered for deliberations as they consider the charges facing Chauvin in the May 25 death of George Floyd second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.