Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights. Chauvin arrived at the facility at 4:55 p.m. CT, shortly after twelve jurors found the 45-year-old guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald told CNN. The spokeswoman told the news network that Chauvin is at the facility in Stillwater, Minnesota, through an agreement between the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Department of Corrections. A new booking photo of Chauvin would be made available Wednesday, Fitzgerald added. Chauvin’s most serious charge, second-degree murder, has a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. He declined to testify in the trial. Jurors spent approximately eight hours and 20 minutes deliberating across two days, ultimately deciding that Chauvin caused Floyd’s death and that his actions were not that of a reasonable officer. Chauvin …
Chauvin Transferred to Minnesota Correctional Facility After Guilty Verdict
April 20, 2021
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