George Floyd, a black man, was killed on May 25, 2020, after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes outside a convenience store where Floyd was suspected of using a counterfeit bill.
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 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
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
Court TV will continue to provide live post-verdict coverage of America’s biggest police brutality case, MN v. Derek Chauvin, in 'The Death of George Floyd' Murder Trial. Here’s how to watch. More
April 20, 2021
After about 10 hours of deliberation over two days, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. More
April 20, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year over the harrowing video of Chauvin with his knee on the Black man’s neck. The jury of six white people […] More
April 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer Derek Chauvin “had to know” he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as the Black man cried out over and over that he couldn’t breathe and finally fell silent, a prosecutor told the jury Monday during arguments at Chauvin’s murder trial. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin […] More
April 19, 2021
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said. Blood was also smeared on the house in Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco, that once belonged to Barry Brodd, a retired […] More
April 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday, each side seeking to distill three weeks of testimony to persuade jurors to deliver their view of the right verdict. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial Highlights For prosecutors, Derek Chauvin recklessly […] More
April 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd rested its case Thursday without putting Chauvin on the stand, presenting a total of two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks. >>>HOW TO WATCH: Court TV’s Live Coverage of MN v. Derek Chauvin Closing arguments are set […] More
April 15, 2021
As the prosecution in the Derek Chauvin murder trial presents its case, they turn to medical experts to establish the cause of George Floyd's death. More
April 15, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm disturbance as a result of his heart disease, a forensic pathologist testified for the defense at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting prosecution experts who said Floyd succumbed to a lack of oxygen from the way he was pinned down. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin Daily Trial […] More
April 14, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense for a former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death challenged the heart of the case against the officer, calling a use-of-force expert who testified that Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning Floyd and said it might have gone easier if the Black man had been “resting comfortably” on the pavement. >>>READ MORE: MN […] More
April 14, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because of his frantic resistance, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department. Taking the stand at Chauvin’s murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa […] More
April 13, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death was set to start presenting its case Tuesday, following 11 days of a prosecution narrative that combined wrenching video with clinical analysis by medical and use-of-force experts to condemn Derek Chauvin’s actions. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial […] More
April 13, 2021
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city’s police chief said Monday, as police clashed with protesters for the second night in a row. Brooklyn […] More
April 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis. Amid the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis, Daunte Wright was shot and killed during a […] More
April 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd‘s death enters its third week Monday, with the state nearing the end of a case built on searing witness accounts, official rejections of the neck restraint and expert testimony attributing Floyd’s death to a lack of oxygen. >>>READ MORE: MN v. […] More
April 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide testified Friday that the way police held him down and compressed his neck “was just more than Mr. Floyd could take,” given the condition of his heart. Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner, took the stand at the murder trial of […] More
April 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified Friday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial Highlights The testimony of Lindsey Thomas, who retired in 2017 from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office […] More
April 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems killed him. >>>READ MORE: MN v. Chauvin: Daily Trial Highlights “A healthy person […] More
April 8, 2021
Court TV's Vinnie Politan and Michael Ayala look back at five of the biggest moments in the first week of Derek Chauvin's trial. More
April 8, 2021
