Derek Chauvin George Floyd has been found guilty of depriving him of his civil rights by killing him by knelt on his neck for nine minutes last May under a plea deal with federal prosecutors that will face up to three years in prison. calls for.
Chauvin, 45, is already serving a 22-year prison sentence on a state manslaughter charge for killing Floyd, and accepted federal charges Wednesday morning in a Minneapolis court.
He was charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights in May when he killed him, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison or the death penalty. Federal prosecutors said they did not intend to seek the death penalty.
Initially, Chauvin pleaded not guilty, but he turned down his plea Monday as part of a deal that would see him serve 25 years on a federal charge. It will be added to his current sentence.
Now he will be released from prison in 2046 instead of 2043 at the age of 70.
No cameras were allowed inside the federal courtroom for Wednesday’s hearing as federal cases proceed. Chauvin wore an orange jumpsuit and spoke only to admit that he violated Floyd’s rights.
Mandatory credit: Photo by Minnesota Department of Correction/Zuma Wire/REx (12646622b) New undated photos released since Derek Chauvin’s prison sentence. Chauvin was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is being held at the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Oak Park Heights. Derek Chauvin’s first photos released from prison, Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA – 15 December 2021
A sketch showing Derek Chauvin in court on Wednesday as he admitted civil rights offenses over the killing of George Floyd
Chauvin also pleaded guilty to civil rights violations of a 14-year-old boy, whom he struck and barred with a torch in 2017.
In May 2020, Floyd died after kneeling on Chauvin’s neck for nine and a half minutes.
He was arresting her for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill.
Chauvin admitted to violating the civil rights of George Floyd when he killed him by standing on his neck for nine minutes in May 2020
Three other cops – Thomas Lane, Jay Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao – were also charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin.
His state trial is due to begin in March next year, and he has also been charged with federal civil rights abuses.
The 2017 incident involving the teenager took place when the boy’s mother called the police and claimed that she and her sister had assaulted her during an argument over a cellphone.
Chauvin said he went into the boy’s bedroom to see her lying on the floor, and he ignored her ‘verbal commands’.
Prosecutors wanted to include it in their George Floyd trial to show that he had a pattern of behavior that was racist toward black people, and involved excessive force.
The judge denied his request, and did not allow it to be presented before the jury.
In such a situation, the boy is now 18 years old. He had to go to the hospital to get stitches after being beaten up by Chauvin.
The mother told the doctors that the boy was mentally challenged.
George Floyd’s brothers Philonise and Rodney are pictured attending the hearing of Chauvin’s plea in federal court on Wednesday morning
Floyd family attorney, Jeff Storms (L), and George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd, arrive at US District Court on December 15, 2021 in St. Paul, Minnesota.