Three other former officers - Thomas Lane, J. That means if Chauvin gets the 25 years prosecutors want, he would likely spend 21 years and three months in prison - or a little more than six years beyond his state sentence. A federal sentence would run at the same time, and good behavior also can reduce time - but inmates still typically serve about 85% of their sentences. Through a combination of good behavior and parole, Chauvin’s state sentence is likely to amount to 15 years behind bars. District Judge Paul Magnuson, but Chauvin is likely to face more time behind bars than he would on the state charges alone. Under the plea agreement, both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25. He said “Guilty, your honor” to confirm his pleas, and acknowledged that he committed the acts alleged.Ĭhauvin could have faced life in prison on the federal count, one possible incentive for him to avoid trial.
That encounter was one of several mentioned in state court filings that prosecutors said showed Chauvin had used neck or head and upper body restraints seven times prior to Floyd’s death dating back to 2014, including four times state prosecutors said he went too far and held the restraints “beyond the point when such force was needed under the circumstances.Chauvin appeared in person for the change of plea hearing in an orange short-sleeve prison shirt and was led into and out of the court in handcuffs.
The boy was bleeding from the ear and needed two stitches. Thursday’s hearing also addressed some pretrial motions, which were routine.Īccording to a police report from the 2017 encounter, Chauvin wrote that the teen resisted arrest and after the teen, whom he described as 6-foot-2 and about 240 pounds, was handcuffed, Chauvin “used body weight to pin” him to the floor. He had some paper on the table in front of him and appeared to take notes. No one was visible in the room with him, but a man was seen behind a window pane over Chauvin’s shoulder. He was in a large room, and wearing a plain T-shirt as he sat at the head of a long table. Thursday’s hearing was held via videoconference, and Chauvin appeared from the state’s maximum security prison, where he’s being held following his murder conviction. Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer asked how he would plead to the charge, Chauvin replied, “Not guilty, your honor.”
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This indictment alleges Chauvin deprived the teenager, who is Black, of his right to be free of unreasonable force when he held the teen by the throat, hit him in the head with a flashlight and held his knee on the boy’s neck and upper back while he was prone, handcuffed and not resisting. He’s also charged in federal court with violating Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on the Black man’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd was facedown on the pavement, not resisting and pleading for air.īut another indictment against Chauvin alleges he carried out a similar act against a then-14-year-old boy in 2017. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd pleaded not guilty Thursday to violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd.ĭerek Chauvin was convicted earlier this year on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s 2020 death.
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