Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced on June 16 after his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, a Minnesota court said on Friday, April 23. The sentencing will take place at 1:30 p.m. CT, according to the court schedule. The calendar update came three days after a jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty on charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin’s attorneys will have 60 …
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Transcripts of police bodycam videos in the minutes leading up to George Floyd’s death have revealed that he pleaded 20 times that he couldn’t breathe and was told by killer-cop Derek Chauvin that “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen” to talk. The transcripts for the body camera videos were filed in Minnesota state court on Wednesday, July 8, as part of a motion to dismiss charges against one of the officers involved, Thomas Lane, who expressed concern …
Floyd Mayweather is not happy after he was ranked behind Sugar Ray Leonard in a list of all-time great welterweights. Mayweather retired as an undefeated boxer with 50 wins in all his career fights and won fifteen major world titles, while his American compatriot Sugar Ray Leonard, 64, who fought 40 times during his time, won 36 of his fights, drew 1 and lost three times. He won world titles in five weight divisions. Reacting to the recent ranking, …
The National Basketball Association (NBA), has revealed it has decided to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ onto courts at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida when the season restarts next month in order to highlight racism issues suffered in the sport and the US. According to the NBA, the league and the players’ union have decided on the move and the …
Floyd Mayweather’s ex Josie Harris’ cause of death has been revealed as an accidental overdose involving Fentanyl and Xanax. According to official records, The Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coroner determined 40-year-old Josie died of “MIXED DRUG TOXICITY (FENTANYL, ALPRAZOLAM).” Alprazolam is an anti-anxiety medication that is also known as Xanax. Josie’s death was ruled as accidental as there were no signs that she intended to take her own life. The mother of three was found dead in her car which …
US President, Donald Trump has reacted to the US National Guard using tear gas to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters in Minnesota . Trump described the use of teargas on protesters who took to the streets in response to the killing of George Floyd, a black American who died last month when a white Police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, as a ‘beautiful scene.’ . Speaking at an event in Dallas, Texas, the president …