Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin's Divorce Finalized
The divorce of Derek Chauvin and Kellie Chauvin was granted Tuesday — months after Washington County District Judge Juanita Freeman rejected a prior agreement.
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The divorce of Derek Chauvin and Kellie Chauvin was granted Tuesday — months after Washington County District Judge Juanita Freeman rejected a prior agreement.
Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided over Gov. Tim Walz's plan to cover added security costs triggered by the impending trials of the ex-officers charged with George Floyd's death, teeing up a larger battle at the Minnesota Capitol over how the state should handle responding to civil unrest.
In the video, obtained by the Star Tribune, former officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng are shown handcuffing a suspect who is Black and on the ground, with Derek Chauvin nearby.
The Hennepin County District Court has ruled that the Derek Chauvin trial, which is set for March, will be held in person, and not virtually.
Prosecutors, including Attorney General Keith Ellison, say Chauvin's legal team has had enough time to get their experts on-board and ready for the trial.
The trial for one of the former officers charged in the death of George Floyd could be delayed -- possibly for months.
A judge has shot down the motion on behalf of the four officers facing charges in the death of George Floyd to include a prior arrest of Floyd as evidence.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill has denied a motion to re-join the trial of Derek Chauvin with three other former officers accused in his death.
The State of Minnesota is once again requesting a delay in the trials for the former officers involved in the death of George Floyd.
Voices from within the community are speaking out and want to be heard about two separate trials for four former Minneapolis Police officers involved in the death of George Floyd.
There will be two trials for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May.
The Minnesota judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd said Thursday that he would take under advisement a prosecution request to delay the trial by three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state argues that, even with COVID-19 protocols put into place, there could be serious disruptions to the trial given the scope.
The trial against four officers accused of varying charges in Floyd's Memorial Day death is currently scheduled for next spring.
A new request from the attorney of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, asks the court for more time to prepare for next year's trial.
The State of Minnesota has filed a motion in the George Floyd case, asking the Hennepin County District Court to reconsider its approval of audio and video coverage during the trial.
The judge in the George Floyd case has issued several decisions, including a ruling to try all four former Minneapolis police officers together in one trial.
PEN America, a literary and free expression organization, announced on Tuesday that Darnella Frazier will receive the 2020 PEN/Benenson Courage award.
The judge in the George Floyd case has dropped one of the murder charges for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who continues to face a more serious murder charge, along with a manslaughter charge. The charges for the other three officers in the case also stand.
Community members say this is what they wanted all along, charges they believe have a chance of leading to a guilty verdict.
A Hennepin County judge has denied the use of body camera footage from a 2019 arrest of George Floyd to be used as evidence in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officers accused in his death.
A judge could decide on several key motions this week in the trial of George Floyd's death.
Floyd, a Black man in handcuffs, died May 25 after Derek Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck for several minutes while Floyd said he couldn't breathe.
Several key decisions in the George Floyd case could be made Thursday, including the possible inclusion of new evidence.
"When I look at this mural right here, I see in my brother's eyes, he's telling me, 'Little bro, do what you gotta do, man. Speak for me. Speak for me. Walk for me. Love for me.'" Terrence Floyd said.
