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Prince George's Chief on Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
Three years after the murder of George Floyd, police departments are still tackling calls for reform. Prince George’s County’s police chief told News4’s Darcy Spencer changing policing is only part of the solution.
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Anniversary of George Floyd's Killing: Changes Were Made, But Short of ‘Reckoning' on Racial Justice
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.
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Police Reform 3 Years After George Floyd's Murder
News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke with Howard University law professor Justin Hansford about police reform three years after the murder of George Floyd.
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Ex-Officer Tou Thao Convicted of Aiding George Floyd's Killing
A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao was last of the four former officers facing judgment in Floyd’s killing.
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Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Who Killed George Floyd, Pleads Guilty in Tax Case
The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion. Derek Chauvin entered the plea Friday in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley. Chauvin appeared via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts...
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Over $10 Million in Massive ‘Kettling' Settlement
In court papers late Tuesday, the city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by NYPD during a June 4, 2020, protest.
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Court Asked to Void Verdict Against Ex-Cop in George Floyd's Murder
An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd.
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Ex-Officer Who Kneeled on George Floyd's Back to Be Sentenced Friday
The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back as one of his colleagues pinned the Black man’s neck to the pavement is being sentenced on a state count.
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George Floyd Killing Trial: Ex-Minneapolis Cop Kueng Pleads Guilty, Thao Waives Jury Trial
J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd while ex-officer Tou Thao agreed to waive a jury trial
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Attorneys for George Floyd's Daughter Send Kanye West a Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Remarks About His Death
In a recent interview with the podcast “Drink Champs,” Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, questioned the cause of George Floyd’s death, falsely suggesting it was due to fentanyl use.
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Minneapolis Ex-Officer Thomas Lane Gets 3 Years in Plea Deal for Role in George Floyd Death
A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.
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2 Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd Killing Reject Plea Deals
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year sentences. The statements from Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng on Monday at a brief hearing in Minneapolis set the stage for trial in October. The pair are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree...
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Floyd Family, Activists See Inequality as 3 Ex-Cops Get Sentences Below Guidelines
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson handed out penalties well below what prosecutors sought and below federal guidelines.
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Ex-Minneapolis Officers Sentenced for Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tou Thao got a 3 1/2-year sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing.
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Ex-Minneapolis Cop Thomas Lane Gets 2 1/2 Years for Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd.
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Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights
A U.S. district judge made the decision Thursday. The former police officer is already serving a 22.5-year sentence after he was found guilty in a state case of second- and third-degree murder.
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Chauvin Gets 21 Years for Violating Floyd's Civil Rights
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that adds a few years to the time the former Minneapolis police officer is already serving for his murder conviction while transferring him to federal custody.
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Prosecutors Seek Prison for 3 Ex-Cops in Floyd Killing
Federal prosecutors want a judge to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison, but to impose stiffer sentences on two others.
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Feds Want 25 Years for Derek Chauvin for Violating George Floyd's Rights
Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin’s actions were cold-blooded and needless as he knelt on the Black man’s neck while Floyd repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. Chauvin pleaded guilty in December to violating Floyd’s rights, admitting for the first...
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What's Changed in the 2 Years Since George Floyd's Death
Floyd’s death sparked protests across the country and cries to defund the police, but what has changed? News4’s Pat Muses spoke with Sara Clarke Kaplan, executive director of American University’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center.