Nation Jul 27 Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights By Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Nation Jul 07 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russia In our news wrap Thursday, American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court to drug possession, Ukraine raised its national flag on Snake Island, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal charges, U.S.
Nation Jul 07 Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was "simply wrong" and "offensive."… By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nation Feb 24 3 former officers convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing Tou Thao, the Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders at the scene of George Floyd’s killing, was convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civil rights. By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press
Nation Feb 22 Trial of 3 officers involved in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments The officers are accused of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care on the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Feb 16 Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin during arrest By Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander Kueng says he deferred to Officer Derek Chauvin as his senior officer on the day that George Floyd was killed as police tried to arrest him. Continue reading
Jan 25 What to know about the 3 officers now on trial in George Floyd’s death By Hannah Grabenstein Unlike the criminal case that resulted in Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murder in a state court last year, the trial of the three officers – Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng – will be more complex and could… Continue reading
Jan 25 Video of George Floyd killing will show 3 cops violated his rights, prosecutors By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Witness testimony gets underway in earnest at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. Continue reading
Jan 24 Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’ when George Floyd killed, says defense for three cops standing trial By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights accused the men of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin "slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them."… Continue reading
Jan 21 Jury in Floyd killing federal trial appears mostly white By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing. Continue reading