Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty on federal civil rights charges during a court hearing on Wednesday, averting a new trial. Chauvin also pleaded guilty to an unrelated case where he was accused of using similar tactics while detaining a 14-year-old in Minneapolis in 2017. An indictment in that case had alleged Chauvin held the teenager by the throat and held a knee on his back during an arrest. In a plea agreement, prosecutors are requesting that Chauvin get sentenced to 300 months, or 25 years, in prison to be served concurrently with his 22 and a half year sentence. Chauvin was convicted on state murder charges earlier this year in connection to the death of George Floyd, a convicted felon. Chauvin was accused of depriving Floyd’s rights by conducting “unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer.” While in …