This category examines those that are marginalized and disproportionately impacted by police brutality, such as police shootings, wrongful arrests and physical abuse of civilians.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former suburban police officer who is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. More
May 24, 2021
PODCAST: Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan and Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments. First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to […] More
May 20, 2021
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer is accused of failing to stop or report his actions, […] More
May 20, 2021
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd ‘s death appeared before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Thursday as prosecutors sought to add an additional charge to the case. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: MN v. DEREK CHAUVIN (2020) Thomas Lane, […] More
May 20, 2021
A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright. More
May 18, 2021
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Three women have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the one-time Northern California home of a former police officer who testified on behalf of the officer convicted of killing George Floyd by splashing pig blood on it and leaving a pig’s head near the front porch. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: […] More
May 13, 2021
A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin. More
May 12, 2021
By AMY FORLITI and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air, according to indictments unsealed […] More
May 7, 2021
Garrett Rolfe was fired in June, a day after he shot Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. More
May 5, 2021
Derek Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd, has asked for a new trial saying the trial court abused its discretion. More
May 5, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest last summer in Washington, D.C., following online speculation about his motives for serving on the jury and whether it might be grounds for appeal. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL ON DEMAND: MN v. DEREK […] More
May 4, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (Court TV) — The sentencing hearing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled for June 25, 2021, at 2:30 pm ET, according to Spenser Bickett, Hennepin County Court PIO. Chauvin was convicted of three counts in the death of George Floyd: Unintentional Second-Degree Felony-Murder, Third Degree Depraved Mind Murder and Second-Degree Manslaughter. […] More
April 28, 2021
Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a Latino man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that ended in his death. More
April 28, 2021
A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said most of deliberations was primarily spent trying to convince one person who was uncertain about part of the jury instructions. More
April 28, 2021
A Colorado police officer accused of dislocating the shoulder of a 73-year-old woman with dementia while arresting her seemed to be aware he had injured her. More
April 28, 2021
An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody. More
April 27, 2021
Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy report released Tuesday by his family's attorneys. More
April 27, 2021
Garrett Rolfe's attorney said his client didn't get a chance to defend himself before he was fired for fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks. More
April 26, 2021
A search warrant being served when deputies shot and killed a Black man in North Carolina says that investigators used information from an informant, including recordings of drug buys, according to court documents released Monday. More
April 26, 2021
A third-degree murder charge could impact to the three other fired Minneapolis police officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao, who still have a pending issue with the Minnesota Court of Appeals. More
April 22, 2021
After just ten hours of deliberations, the jury for the Derek Chauvin murder trial delivered their verdict – guilty on all counts. More
April 22, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she agreed with the jury’s decision to convict him in George Floyd’s death, saying she saw Chauvin as the leader of officers at the scene and that he brushed off warnings by bystanders that Floyd was in danger. “I felt he was guilty,” Lisa Christensen said […] More
April 22, 2021
After 3 weeks of testimony and 45 witnesses, the Derek Chauvin murder trial moved into closing arguments. More
April 22, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide protests and a reckoning over racism, the family of another Black man killed by police, this time in a nearby suburb, is preparing for his Thursday funeral. Hundreds of people turned […] More
April 22, 2021
Convicted of the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was taken to his new home at Minnesota Correctional Facility, the state's only maximum-security prison in Oak Park Heights. More
April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. >>>WATCH ON DEMAND: MN v. Derek Chauvin The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder […] More
April 21, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck, was handcuffed and taken into custody Tuesday after being convicted of all three counts against him. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial Highlights Twelve jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, ultimately deciding that Chauvin […] More
April 21, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck in a case that set off a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. […] More
April 20, 2021
After weeks of testimony from the prosecution, it’s now time for Derek Chauvin’s lawyer to present the defense’s case. More
April 20, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd on Monday called recent comments by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters “abhorrent,” saying they could lead to a verdict being appealed and overturned. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial Highlights Waters, a California Democrat, had joined protesters on Saturday outside the police department […] More
April 20, 2021
