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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-five, or ten years in prison, respectively. George Floyd killer Derek Chavin: what happens next? After ...

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 manslaughter in the racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States...

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 confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know we mean business,” Waters, a California Democ...

Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer Juneau's 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 with people has allowed him to avoid more confrontations than anything else and they pass that approa...

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