Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty in Federal Court Wednesday December 12,2021 to federal charges alleging he willfully deprived George Floyd of his rights during the May 25, 2020, arrest that led to the man's death.
He also pleaded guilty to an unrelated but similar count stemming from the use of force against a then-14-year-old boy in 2017.
Chauvin has acknowledged for the first time that he violated Floyd's rights. Chauvin admitted he knew what he did to Floyd was wrong and that he had a “callous and wanton disregard” for Floyd’s life, the plea agreement said. It also said Chauvin “was aware that Mr. Floyd not only stopped resisting, but also stopped talking, stopped moving, stopped breathing, and lost consciousness and a pulse.”
As seen on footage, the defendant kneeled on the victim’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during a fateful arrest on May 25, 2020, while co-defendants Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were on the man’s back and legs. Floyd, who was handcuffed behind his back, was face down in the street, saying he could not breathe. He called out for his late mother. Angry bystanders demanded Chauvin remove the knee. Floyd became unresponsive. Authorities carried his limp body onto a stretcher.
Hennepin county medical examiner’s autopsy link
hennepin.us/-/media/hennepinus/residents/public-safety/documents/floyd-autopsy-6-3-20.pdf
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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty in Federal Court Wednesday December 12,2021 to federal charges alleging he willfully deprived George Floyd of his rights during the May 25, 2020, arrest that led to the man's death.
He also pleaded guilty to an unrelated but similar count stemming from the use of force against a then-14-year-old boy in 2017.
Chauvin has acknowledged for the first time that he violated Floyd's rights. Chauvin admitted he knew what he did to Floyd was wrong and that he had a “callous and wanton disregard” for Floyd’s life, the plea agreement said. It also said Chauvin “was aware that Mr. Floyd not only stopped resisting, but also stopped talking, stopped moving, stopped breathing, and lost consciousness and a pulse.”
As seen on footage, the defendant kneeled on the victim’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during a fateful arrest on May 25, 2020, while co-defendants Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng were on the man’s back and legs. Floyd, who was handcuffed behind his back, was face down in the street, saying he could not breathe. He called out for his late mother. Angry bystanders demanded Chauvin remove the knee. Floyd became unresponsive. Authorities carried his limp body onto a stretcher.
Hennepin county medical examiner’s autopsy link
hennepin.us/-/media/hennepinus/residents/public-safety/documents/floyd-autopsy-6-3-20.pdf
This video is for research and educational purposes. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
Source
Fox 11
