Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is being sentenced to just over 20 years in prison on federal charges. Chauvin was sentenced in 2021 to over 22-years on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder after he kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge […]

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The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd wants to only serve probation. Derek Chauvin asked to either be allowed to leave prison on time served or to serve a shorter sentence than guidelines suggest. His legal team notes he has no previous criminal record and could be targeted in prison. Meantime, prosecutors […]

A witness testifying in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd says he thinks he witnessed a murder. Donald Williams took the stand today and said he made a 911 call because of what he believed he saw. The defense questioned whether Williams was angry during the incident and […]