Category: George Floyd

Prosecutors: Derek Chauvin Deserves Aggravated Sentence in George Floyd Killing

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin should receive an aggravated sentence for his actions leading to the death of George Floyd, prosecutors argued in a legal brief filed on Friday. “The facts proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial demonstrate that five aggravating factors support an upward sentencing departure,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a…


First Juror in Derek Chauvin’s Trial Speaks Out After Guilty Verdict

The jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was at peace with the guilty verdict they rendered, the first juror to reveal his identity said this week. “After we deliberated and we had to do some explaining to a few people, breaking it down a little bit further, everybody was on…


Chauvin Trial Juror Speaks Out After Guilty Verdict

The jury that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd was at peace with their verdict, according to the first juror to reveal his identity and speak publicly about the trial. “After we deliberated and we had to do some explaining to a few people, breaking it down…


Chauvin Sentencing in Floyd Death Pushed Back to June 25

MINNEAPOLIS—Sentencing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death has been pushed back to June 25, according to online court records. Chauvin’s June 16 hearing was reset by Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill. A brief entry Tuesday in the online court docket gave no reason, but court spokesman Spenser Bickett said it…


Maryland Officials to Investigate Chauvin Defense Witness’ Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland state officials are launching an investigation after former Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler testified that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd during Chauvin’s trial. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson to testify and provide his expert opinion,…


Maryland Officials to Investigate Chauvin Defense Witness’s Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland state officials are launching an investigation after former Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler testified that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd during Chauvin’s trial. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson to testify and provide his expert opinion,…


Maryland to Probe Chauvin Defense Witness’s Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland officials will conduct an investigation of reports of deaths in police custody overseen by former state chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler, who testified at trial that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson…


The Heavy Burden Placed on High-Profile Jurors

Commentary So much has been said about the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—and so little has been mentioned about the jurors who decided the case. Let’s take a walk in their shoes. At first, you are allowed to go home every night, and while you really want to talk to your…


The Toxicity of the Permanent Outrage Mentality

Commentary The conviction of disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on both manslaughter and murder charges ought to be, at least in theory, a seminal moment for a country hoping to foster a greater civic unity and recoil from the tumultuous brink of a half-century nadir in racially charged acrimony. Sadly, early indications point…


Activists Occupying George Floyd ‘Autonomous Zone’ Refusing to Leave Until Demands Are Met

Far-left activists who have occupied Minneapolis’ George Floyd “autonomous zone” for nearly a year are allegedly refusing to leave unless their list of 24 demands is met. The group of protestors have taken up an area surrounding the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd took his final breath on May 25, 2020. Protestors have shared…