July 7, 2022 4:13pm EDT
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2021
By Louis Casiano | Fox News
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced in a federal court Thursday to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Chauvin previously pleaded guilty to the civil rights violation during Floyd's May 25, 2020 arrest when the former officer pressed his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for several minutes. The sentence will run concurrently with his state sentence of 22.5 years after he was convicted for second and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter.
The defense asked for 20 years, saying Chauvin accepts responsibility for what he did. Chauvin told Floyd's family he "wishes all the best" for Floyd's children during his brief remarks. He did not offer an apology.
"My brother was murdered in broad daylight with a knee to his neck for nine minutes," Philonese Floyd, George Floyd's brother, told the judge. The (Floyd) family and I have been given a life sentence, we will never get George back."
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