Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty on federal civil rights charges during a court hearing on Wednesday, averting a new trial. Chauvin also pleaded guilty to an unrelated case where he was accused of using similar tactics while detaining a 14-year-old in Minneapolis in 2017. An indictment in that case had alleged Chauvin held…
Chauvin Expected to Plead Guilty in Floyd Civil Rights Case
MINNEAPOLIS—Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that would remove him from a federal trial but could significantly increase the amount of time he’ll spend behind bars. A notice sent out Monday by the court’s electronic filing system shows…
4 Face Trial in Bristol Over Toppling Statue During BLM Protest
Four people accused of causing criminal damage to a statue of 17th-century British merchant Edward Colston went on trial on Monday. The bronze statue of Colston—an English merchant, philanthropist, and member of Parliament who was involved in the Atlantic slave trade—was toppled during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, 2020, before being dumped in…
BLM Leader Claims There Will Be ‘Bloodshed’ in NYC Police Reform Argument With Eric Adams
November 12, 2021
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A Black Lives Matter leader has claimed there will be “bloodshed” if newly elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams stands by his plan to toughen police reforms to counter the city’s surge in violent crime. New York City BLM co-founder Hawk Newsome discussed the issue with Adams during an event on Wednesday at Brooklyn…
EpochTV Review: The True Face of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Commentary In this exposé, the EpochTV series “Counterculture” delves into the true nature of the Black Lives Matter organization in “The Truth Behind Black Lives Matter.” Host, Danielle D’Souza Gill interviews author and civil rights activist David Horowitz about his research and findings on the BLM movement. The video begins with statistics found in a…
Man Pleads Guilty to Arson in Connection With La Mesa Chase Bank Fire
October 22, 2021
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EL CAJON, Calif.—One of two men charged with setting fire to a Chase bank in La Mesa, California, following last year’s contentious protest outside the city’s police headquarters pleaded guilty Oct. 21 to arson and burglary charges. Ricky Bernard Cooper, 34, is set to be sentenced next month for the May 30, 2020, fire inside…
Head of NYPD Sergeant Union Resigns After FBI Raids Office, Home
October 6, 2021
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Ed Mullins, the head of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, has resigned from his role just hours after FBI agents raided his home and the group’s Manhattan headquarters. Dozens of federal agents were seen carrying boxes out of the union’s Manhattan headquarters and loading them into a van on Tuesday morning as part of a “law enforcement…
Texas Parole Board Recommends Pardon of Drug Conviction for George Floyd
The parole board for Texas on Monday voted to recommend a posthumous pardon for George Floyd, the black man who died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis last year. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 7–0 to recommend a full pardon of a drug charge Floyd pleaded guilty to in 2004,…
George Floyd Statue Vandalized Days After Unveiling
A statue of George Floyd that was unveiled in New York City on Sept. 30 was vandalized on Sunday. Surveillance footage showed a white male dressed in black pants and a green long-sleeved shirt tossing gray paint from a cup onto the statue in Union Park at approximately 10:15 a.m. The man was riding a…
Derek Chauvin to Appeal Conviction, Prison Sentence in Death of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, is appealing his conviction and sentence, according to documents filed on Thursday. According to an affidavit filed, Chauvin, who in June was handed a 22 1/2 years sentence for second-degree murder by Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill,…
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