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| + | '''Derek Michael Chauvin''' (born March 19, 1976) is an American former police officer weighing about 140 pounds who participated in the restraint of the much larger, 230-pound former football player [[George Floyd]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], on May 25, 2020. Floyd had taken a large amount of drugs which were detected during his subsequent [[autopsy]]. During an arrest made by Chauvin and three other officers, he purportedly knelt on Floyd's neck although footage shown at the trial indicated that his knee was actually on Floyd's shoulderblade,<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/04/05/derek-chauvin-defense-shows-video-clip-to-suggest-officer-knelt-on-george-floyds-shoulder-not-his-neck/</ref> for several minutes while Floyd was handcuffed. An angry and threatening mob gathered at the scene, interfering with the officer's actions. At trial a medical "expert" for the prosecution presented an absurd theory of positional asphyxiation -- physically implausible and unknown in the violent world of sports -- claiming that was the cause of death despite the autopsy ruling that the cause of death was unknown. | ||
| − | + | Chauvin was fired from his job after the death of George Floyd while in custody. On May 29, 2020, he was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.<ref name="27-CDR-20-12646">{{cite web|date=May 29, 2020|title=Complaint – ''State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin''|url=https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530173331/https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf|archive-date=May 30, 2020|website=Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District|quote=File No. 27-CR-20-12646}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Torres|first1=Ella|last2=Mansell|first2=William|last3=Pereira|first3=Ivan|date=May 29, 2020|title=Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529023807/https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2020|work=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> On June 3, 2020, prosecutors additionally moved to charge him with unintentional second-degree murder.<ref>{{cite news|title=Experts say upgraded charge against officer in George Floyd's death fits|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|first=Dennis|last=Romero|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606165120/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020, the charge of third-degree murder was dismissed, but it was reinstated on March 11, 2021. On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty by a [[jury]] that included [[Black Lives Matter]] activists.<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/chauvin-trial-juror-spark-some-change/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Arango|first=Tim|last2=Dewan|first2=Shaila|last3=Eligon|first3=John|last4=Bogel-Burroughs|first4=Nicholas|date=2021-04-20|title=Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/chauvin-guilty-murder-george-floyd.html|access-date=2021-04-20|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobo |first1=Julia |last2=Hutchinson |first2=Bill |last3=Zarrell |first3=Matt |title=Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd: Live updates |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/chauvin-floyd-trial/?id=77149412#77197017 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> A juror was found to have lied on his juror questionaire about participating in anti-police protests or [[BLM riots]] the previous summer. When the false statements by the juror were discovered, Chauvin's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, citing doing so in the interest of justice and because of an abuse of discretion that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial, among other issues.<ref>[https://www.ntd.com/derek-chauvins-attorney-files-motion-for-new-trial_607939.html Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Motion for New Trial]</ref> | |
| + | == Sentencing == | ||
| + | In June 2021, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 years in prison by Judge [[Peter Cahill]]. | ||
| − | + | == Donald Trump says he’s not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin == | |
| − | + | *[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5182775-trump-derek-chauvin-pardon/ Trump says he’s not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin], The Hill, 3-7-2025 | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Chauvin trial bias]] | ||
| + | *[[DFL riots]] | ||
| + | *[[Michael L. Byrd]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Minnesota]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2020s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, March 7, 2025
- See also: Chauvin trial bias
| Derek Chauvin | |
| Born | March 19, 1976 Oakdale |
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Derek Michael Chauvin (born March 19, 1976) is an American former police officer weighing about 140 pounds who participated in the restraint of the much larger, 230-pound former football player George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Floyd had taken a large amount of drugs which were detected during his subsequent autopsy. During an arrest made by Chauvin and three other officers, he purportedly knelt on Floyd's neck although footage shown at the trial indicated that his knee was actually on Floyd's shoulderblade,[1] for several minutes while Floyd was handcuffed. An angry and threatening mob gathered at the scene, interfering with the officer's actions. At trial a medical "expert" for the prosecution presented an absurd theory of positional asphyxiation -- physically implausible and unknown in the violent world of sports -- claiming that was the cause of death despite the autopsy ruling that the cause of death was unknown.
Chauvin was fired from his job after the death of George Floyd while in custody. On May 29, 2020, he was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.[2][3] On June 3, 2020, prosecutors additionally moved to charge him with unintentional second-degree murder.[4] On October 22, 2020, the charge of third-degree murder was dismissed, but it was reinstated on March 11, 2021. On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty by a jury that included Black Lives Matter activists.[5][6][7] A juror was found to have lied on his juror questionaire about participating in anti-police protests or BLM riots the previous summer. When the false statements by the juror were discovered, Chauvin's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, citing doing so in the interest of justice and because of an abuse of discretion that deprived Chauvin of a fair trial, among other issues.[8]
Sentencing
In June 2021, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 years in prison by Judge Peter Cahill.
Donald Trump says he’s not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin
- Trump says he’s not considering pardoning Derek Chauvin, The Hill, 3-7-2025
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/04/05/derek-chauvin-defense-shows-video-clip-to-suggest-officer-knelt-on-george-floyds-shoulder-not-his-neck/
- ↑ Complaint – State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin (May 29, 2020). “File No. 27-CR-20-12646”
- ↑ Minnesota protest live updates: Derek Chauvin charged with murder in connection with George Floyd's death. ABC News (May 29, 2020).
- ↑ Romero, Dennis. "Experts say upgraded charge against officer in George Floyd's death fits", June 4, 2020.
- ↑ https://thepostmillennial.com/chauvin-trial-juror-spark-some-change/
- ↑ Arango, Tim. "Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.", The New York Times, 2021-04-20. (en-US)
- ↑ Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd: Live updates. ABC News.
- ↑ Derek Chauvin’s Attorney Files Motion for New Trial