The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd says he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
to violating Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck — even after he became unresponsive — resulting in the Black man’s death on May 25, 2020. The white former officer admitted he willfully deprived Floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure, including unreasonable force by a police officer.
which Chauvin signed, both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years, with prosecutors saying they would seek 25. He could have faced life in prison on the federal count. With credit for good time in the federal system, he would serve from 17 years to 21 years and three months behind bars.U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson deferred accepting the agreement pending the completion of a presentence investigation.
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