Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd and sentenced to 22.5 years in state prison for second-degree murder. He was also sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for violating Floyd's civil rights.
Derek Chauvin has returned to prison from the hospital where he was taken after he was stabbed 22 times by a fellow prison inmate. More
December 4, 2023
Inmate John Turscak, who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, is charged with attempted murder. Chauvin was convicted of killing George Floyd. More
December 1, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in... More
November 27, 2023
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has suffered life threatening injuries after being stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona. More
November 27, 2023
The justices did not offer any comment as they rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's appeal of his murder conviction. More
November 20, 2023
Derek Chauvin's attorney said that pretrial publicity and concerns about violence made it impossible for his client to receive a fair trial. More
July 19, 2023
Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld most serious murder conviction against ex-Minneapolis cop officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. More
April 17, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty to two tax evasion counts. More
March 17, 2023
Even if Derek Chauvin wins his appeal, his federal sentence will keep him in prison longer than his state sentence likely would. More
January 18, 2023
A look at some cases involving Black rights that Court TV has covered, as well as some of the legal stories that shaped Black History. More
January 15, 2023
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. More
August 26, 2022
Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded... More
August 9, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling... More
July 7, 2022
A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. More
July 5, 2022
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin's actions... More
June 22, 2022
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Wednesday that he has accepted the... More
May 4, 2022
Derek Chauvin asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a court filing Monday to reverse his conviction, reverse and remand for a new trial in a... More
April 28, 2022
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing More
February 16, 2022
J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. More
January 24, 2022
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal count alleging he willfully deprived George Floyd of his rights during the May... More
December 15, 2021
