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Derek Chauvin is convicted of killing George Floyd in Minneapolis, cuffed and taken away Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis, is led away in handcuffs It was a dramatic ending to a case that transfixed the world and became the latest flash point in a raging debate about police brutality against the Black community.  April 20, 2021 — 9:20pm Video (04:22) : A masked Derek Chauvin showed no visible emotion as Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict on each count. Cahill said sentencing would be in roughly eight weeks. ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Jurors have reached verdicts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who faces charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's death last year. The verdict will be announced in announced in open court between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Central time. Jurors, who were sequestered, reached their decision after hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and defense Monday. They started deliberations afterward. Jurors heard from 44 witnesses over 14 days of testimony. The trial began sev...

Are we in the era of cops getting charged criminally? Some longtime participants and observers of the criminal justice system say yes, that standards, both from the public and within the law enforcement community, have changed, and the decades-long hesitation to bring charges against on-duty police officers dealing with suspects is rightly over. Written By: Dave Orrick / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 8:00 am, Apr. 19, 2021 × In this still image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin attend Chauvin's trial Monday, A...

Created: January 15, 2021 01:17 PM Thursday, an attorney for one of the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the George Floyd murder case filed notice that a former Los Angeles police captain, who testified that officers didn't use excessive force in the Rodney King case, is expected to be called as an expert on use of force for the defense. Court documents state attorney Earl Gray, who represents former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane in the case, said in a notice he plans to call Greg Meyer as an expert witness in the Aug. 23 trial, where Lane, J Alexander...

Copy shortlink: A retired Los Angeles police captain who testified that officers didn't use excessive force when they beat Rodney King in 1991 is expected to be called as a defense expert witness in the killing of George Floyd. Attorney Earl Gray, who is representing former Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane, filed notice Thursday that he plans to call Greg Meyer as a use-of-force expert witness at his client's Aug. 23 trial. Meyer is also an expert on police training, intervention, detention and arrests, said Gray's filing, which included Meyer's 37-page resume. Gray did...