Eko Hot Blog reports that Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted for the murder of George Floyd, was reportedly stabbed in an Arizona prison. This development, first reported by the New York Times, cites unnamed sources for the information. Editor’s Pick FG Begins Recruitment Of Community Managers Nationwide For 3MTT Programme BREAKING: Tinubu Announces … Read more
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted on murder and manslaughter charges in Minnesota for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes The killing – captured on a bystander’s phone camera – sparked global outrage and a wave of demonstrations against racial injustice and police use of force EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West … Read more
The Biden administration will also ask federal law enforcement agencies to expand the use of body cameras during arrests and searches The decree also states that lethal force should only be used when “necessary,” and restricts the use of military equipment during police operations EDITOR’S PICK Again, EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence To Arrest Him [PHOTOS] … Read more
The ex-cop and three of his colleagues arrested Floyd on suspicion of having passed a fake $20 bill in a store in Minneapolis… Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, citing 14 complaints about his high-profile trial earlier this year in a case that roiled the … Read more
Tina in a post on social media criticized Derek’s jail term while revealing that a loved one is serving a similar jail term for a much lesser offence. Tina Lawson mother to American singer, Beyonce Knowles, has expressed her disappointment in the judgement given to Derek Chauvin and called for an overhaul of the American … Read more
Prosecutors were asking for a 30 year sentence. Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22½ years in prison in the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Prosecutors had asked for a 30 year sentence, and Chauvin’s attorney asked for probation and time served. Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree … Read more
Chauvin and three colleagues arrested George Floyd in May last year on suspicion of having passed a fake $20 bill in a store in Minneapolis He then knelt on the back of Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes, indifferent to the dying man’s groans Former policeman Derek Chauvin could be ordered behind bars for 30 … Read more
Floyd’s death sparked protests against racial injustice and police brutality across a country already crackling with tension from the election battle between Biden and Donald Trump The family of George Floyd appealed Tuesday for sweeping police reform on the anniversary of the African American man’s murder by a white officer, as they met President Joe … Read more
Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020 His death sparked protests across the US and globally with many calling for police reform Barely twenty-four hours after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd, a US federal investigation has … Read more
Forty-five year-old Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter over Floyd’s May 25, 2020 death, which sparked protests against racial injustice around the world A prosecutor urged jurors, on Monday, to convict the white former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, saying the death of the 46-year-old Black man, which was captured on … Read more
Video of Chauvin kneeling on the neck of Floyd led to worldwide protests against racism and policing. The ex-officer accused of killing George Floyd says he will not testify on his own behalf as the defence rests their case and court is adjourned. Derek Chauvin denies killing Floyd. Jurors are due to begin deliberating his … Read more
A video of Floyd’s arrest sparked off protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States and around the world A respiratory doctor testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen and that police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was on his neck almost all the time he was facedown … Read more
Former police officer Derek Chauvin is accused of killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. Two paramedics have told a Minneapolis court that George Floyd had no pulse and did not appear to be breathing when they arrived at the scene, the BBC reports. … Read more
George Floyd’s 2020 death sparked global protests over policing and racism A court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy.” The video comes as the murder trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin continues for a third day. In it, Floyd is … Read more
The Minneapolis-based StarTribune newspaper called the trial “a defining moment in America’s racial history George Floyd must receive justice, his family said ahead of opening arguments Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing the Black man, whose agonising death ignited protests against racism and police brutality across the United States … Read more
The family of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis, has reached a $27 million “wrongful death” settlement with the Minnesota city, lawyers for the family announced Friday. The settlement is the “largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in US history,” … Read more
Jury selection began on Tuesday in the high-profile trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death was captured on video and sparked mass protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States and around the world. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin is facing … Read more
Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020 sparked a series of protests themed, ‘Black Lives Matter’ across the United States and other parts of the world Nine months after George Floyd’s death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black man is going on trial. Jury … Read more
In the wake of the black lives Matter movement which erupted in the USA after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police on the streets of Minneapolis, African stars debut a new movie titled “Humanity”. The new movie is centered around the brutality and discrimination most blacks and African people face in … Read more
Eko Hot Blog recalls that On the 25th of May, 2020, the whole world reeled in shock following the breaking news of an American citizen who was brutally murdered by a Minneapolis police officer for allegedly buying cigarettes with a phony $20 bill. With the subsequent release of a video clip of the incident which eventually … Read more