Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's federal civil rights in connection with his death
Chauvin also pleaded guilty in a separate federal case in which he was accused of depriving the rights of a 14-year-old in Minneapolis in 2017.As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors requested that Chauvin be sentenced to 300 months in prison, or 25 years, to be served concurrently with his current 22 and a half year sentence on state murder charges.
Members of the Floyd family were present in the courtroom, as was the unidentified juvenile Chauvin admitted to assaulting in 2017. According to the pool reporter inside court, Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd turned to the juvenile after the hearing and said,"It's a good day for justice.
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