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Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in George Floyd killing until 2023

June 6, 2022 at 12:26 p.m.

The judge overseeing the remaining case against two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing ordered Monday that the trial be delayed until January in hopes that some...

3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing

February 24, 2022 at 3:58 p.m.

Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

Jury in case of 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing appears all white

February 23, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.

A jury that appears to be all-white began deliberating Wednesday at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he was...

Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright抖阴ap death

February 18, 2022 at 1:33 p.m.

Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in...

FILE – This image from video shows Minneapolis police Officers Thomas Lane, left and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. Three former Minneapolis officers headed to trial this week on federal civil rights charges in the death of George Floyd aren’t as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin, a fellow officer who was convicted of murder last spring. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Prosecutors: Video will show 3 cops violated George Floyd鈥檚 rights

January 25, 2022 at 7:53 a.m.

Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of failing to intervene as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin...

Defense: Derek Chauvin called “all of the shots” when George Floyd was killed

January 24, 2022 at 5:46 p.m.

Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights accused the men Monday of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin “slowly...

FILE – This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows, from left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. A state court trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd has been rescheduled for June 13, 2022, after both the defense and prosecutors requested a postponement. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)

Jury selection underway in federal trial over Floyd鈥檚 death

January 20, 2022 at 8:52 a.m.

Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's constitutional rights while fellow Officer Derek Chauvin used his...

Jury in Kim Potter trial ends another day without verdict

December 21, 2021 at 6:27 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright asked the judge after a full day of deliberations...

No verdict yet in Kim Potter trial for Daunte Wright’s death

December 20, 2021 at 5:44 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright made...

FILE – Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin’s sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights. A federal docket entry on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 showed that a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not-guilty plea in the case. The court system also sent out instructions for media to attend the hearing. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in Floyd’s death

December 15, 2021 at 4:54 p.m.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that...

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