The jury that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd was at peace with their verdict, according to the first juror to reveal his identity and speak publicly about the trial. “After we deliberated and we had to do some explaining to a few people, breaking it down a little bit further, everybody was on the same page,” Brandon Mitchell, a 31-year-old high school basketball coach, said on “Get Up!” with Erica Campbell. Closing arguments in the trial, which saw Chauvin facing three counts in the 2020 death of Floyd, finished on April 19. The following day, after about eight hours of deliberations, the 12 jurors reached a verdict. According to Mitchell, who is black, most of the jury was in agreement nearly immediately on convicting Chauvin. But at least one juror wanted to slow down and consider things carefully. “It wasn’t like we …
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