Skip to main content
U.K. Edition
Saturday, 23 November 2024

Derek Chauvin could face decades in prison

Credit: WCVB
Duration: 01:30s 0 shares 2 views

Derek Chauvin could face decades in prison
Derek Chauvin could face decades in prison

Former police officer Derek Chauvin could face decades in prison in the death of George Floyd.

DOUG: THE EYEOPENER’S JENNIFEREAGAN IS TRACKING ALL THEOVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS FROM THENEWSROOM.JEN, WHERE DO THINGS STAND RIGHTNOW?JENNIFER: AT THIS HOUR, THATFORMER OFFICER IS BEHIND BARS.HIS BAIL REVOKED, AS HE STANDSGUILTY ON ALL COUNTS.A JURY TOOK JUST TEN HOURS TOREACH THAT VERDICT, CONVICTINGDEREK CHAUVIN ON SECOND-DEGREEMURDER, THIRD-DEGREE MURDER ANDSECOND-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER.HE’S EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED INEIGHT WEEKS.AND WHILE SENTENCING GUIDELINESDIFFER FOR EACH CHARGE, HE COULDFACE DECADES IN PRISON.GEORGE FLOYD’S FAMILY, OVERCOMEWITH EMOTION AS THEY WATCHEDTHAT VERDICT BEING READ FROMHOUSTON.IT COMES NEARLY A YEAR AFTVIDEO SHOWED THEN-OFFICERCHAUVIN KNEELING ON FLOYD’S NECKFOR MORE THAN 9 MINUTES, FLOYDSAYING I CAN’T BREATHE MORE THAN20 TIMES.FLOYD’S FAMILY EXPRESSED RELIEFAT THE GUILTY VERDICTS, BUT ALSOMADE IT CLEAR, THE FIGHT FORRACIAL JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRYIS FAR FROM OVER

You might like

Related news coverage

Advertisement

More coverage