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MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota prosecutors filed multiple charges Wednesday against a man accused of opening fire on National Guard soldiers stationed in Minneapolis as part of efforts to maintain the peace following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Andrew Thomas, 28, was arrested Sunday and handed over to federal authorities the next day. He is charged in Hennepin County District Court with three counts of first-degree assault against a peace officer, two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and an illegal weapons possession, the Star-Tribune reported. Moreover, the gunman also faces a federal weapons possession charge.
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NEARLY a year after the heinous murder of George Floyd, 46, by a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, justice was finally served on Tuesday when a Hennepin County District Court found the officer guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. That this would be the first time in Minnesota State that a white police officer would be charged and convicted for the death of a black civilian signal hope that institutionalised racism and its handmaiden of police brutality against blacks will be rolled back.
Chauvin had on May 25, 2020, knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes while arresting him on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20. Floyd’s constant plea of “I can’t breathe” touched a raw nerve globally but was ignored by the murderous police officer who had served for nearly 20 years. Indeed, Chauvin’s dismissal and conviction are worth celebrating. However, it d
Judge in Derek Chauvin trial to weigh if $27 million settlement taints jury
Day 6: Meanwhile, two additional jurors were seated on Monday, bringing the total to nine. They were a Black man and a white woman.
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Attorney Ben Crump and Philonise Floyd, George Floyd s brother, join hands Friday, March 12, 2021, as they enter for a news conference to announce a $27 million dollar settlement with the City of Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center at the end of the first week of the trial of former police Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd. (REUTERS / Nicholas Pfosi)
By Jordan Williams - 04/23/21 03:45 PM EDT
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 after a jury earlier this week found him guilty of the charges brought against him in the death of George Floyd last May.
The Hennepin County District Court said that Chauvin will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m., according to CNBC.
He is facing up to 40 years in prison.
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The Hill has reached out to the court for comment.
The scheduling comes three days after the jury on Tuesday found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin s trial lasted three weeks and the jury deliberated for 10 hours to reach its decision.