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Thomas Lane, a former Minneapolis cop, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter-related charge on Wednesday in connection with George Floyd’s murder. Per a report from the Associated Press, Lane has pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. The conditions of Lane’s plea agreement will also result in the dismissal of an aiding […]
Derek Chauvin—the former Minneapolis police officer who has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of George Floyd—is expected to plead guilty to violating Floyd’s civil rights. A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his not-guilty plea, as revealed by the court’s electronic filing system, which usually […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Disturbing bodycam footage has surfaced showing a group of Minneapolis police officers relishing in the opportunity to fire non-lethal […]
Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday after being charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao were indicted in May by a federal grand jury for allegedly depriving Floyd of his rights on May 25, 2020, while acting under government authority. Chauvin is currently serving a 22 1/2-year […]
Leneal Lamont Frazier, the uncle of the Minneapolis teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police, has died following a car crash involving a police squad car. WCCO reports that Minnesota State Patrol has launched an investigation into the crash, which left Darnella Frazier’s uncle dead, and one police officer in hospital. The […]
After a judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Friday to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd on Friday, people couldn’t help but feel like the punishment did not fit the crime. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in […]
Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. Of those, he’s can serve as little as 15 years behind bars. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in April. George Floyd died last May after Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s […]
Police said late Sunday night that one woman was dead after a suspect drove a vehicle into protesters in Minneapolis. At around 11:39 p.m. local time, police said, the suspect drove his vehicle into protesters near Lake Street and Girard Avenue. Initially, it was reported that three protesters had been transported to a nearby hospital, […]
It’s been almost a year since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, and Floyd’s family made sure to honor George at a Sunday gathering in Minneapolis. Joined by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, family attorney Benjamin Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd’s sister, Bridgett, spoke about the changes in her family’s […]
When former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd in April, Barack and Michelle Obama shared a joint statement in which they noted “true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial.” Now, in a new interview with Gayle King, Michelle Obama is […]
