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{{Short description|American murderer and former police officer (born 1976)}}
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| image             = Derek Chauvin mugshot April 2021.webp
| image caption     = [[Mug shot|Mugshot]] of Chauvin from April 2021
| birth_name        = Derek Michael Chauvin
| birth_date        = {{birth year and age|1976}}
| education         = [[Dakota County Technical College]]
| alma_mater        = [[Metropolitan State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| spouse            = 
| known_for         = [[Murder of George Floyd]]
| trial             = Trial of Derek Chauvin
| conviction        = {{Bulleted list| [[Deprivation of rights under color of law]] (2 counts)| Unintentional [[Murder in Minnesota law#Second-degree murder|second-degree murder]]|[[Murder in Minnesota law#Third-degree murder|Third-degree murder]]| Second-degree [[manslaughter (United States law)|manslaughter]]<ref name=McCaskill>{{cite web |last1=McCaskill |first1=Nolan D. |last2=Forgey |first2=Quint |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/derek-chauvin-trial-verdict-george-floyd-483535 |website=[[Politico]] |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525140655/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/20/derek-chauvin-trial-verdict-george-floyd-483535 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Xiong>{{cite web |last1=Xiong |first1=Chao |last2=Walsh |first2=Paul |last3=Olson |first3=Rochelle |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Derek Chauvin convicted of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd |url=https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-manslaughter-in-death-of-george-floyd/600047825/ |website=[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]] |access-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421001714/https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-manslaughter-in-death-of-george-floyd/600047825/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Explainer>{{cite news|last=Forliti|first=Amy|date=April 21, 2021|title=EXPLAINER: What next after Chauvin's conviction on 3 counts?|url=https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-charges-716fa235ecf6212f0ee4993110d959df|work=[[Associated Press News]]|access-date=April 21, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508123808/https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-charges-716fa235ecf6212f0ee4993110d959df|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Tax evasion in the United States|Tax evasion]] (2 counts)<ref name=nbctaxevasion/>}}
| criminal_penalty  = {{ubl|'''Federal sentence:''' 21 years imprisonment<ref>{{cite news |title=Chauvin Gets 21 years for Violating Floyd's Civil Rights |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/derek-chauvin-to-be-sentenced-on-federal-charges-for-george-floyds-killing/3292933/ |work=NBC Philadelphia |first=Steve |last=Karnowski |date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707211340/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/derek-chauvin-to-be-sentenced-on-federal-charges-for-george-floyds-killing/3292933/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="judge accepts"/>|'''State sentence:''' {{frac|22|1|2}} years imprisonment<ref>{{cite news|last1=Forliti|first1=Amy|last2=Karnowski|first2=Steve|date=June 26, 2021|title=Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death|url=https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-sentencing-23c52021812168c579b3886f8139c73d|work=[[Associated Press News]]|access-date=June 26, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627223930/https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-sentencing-23c52021812168c579b3886f8139c73d|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| conviction_status = Incarcerated at [[Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring|FCI Big Spring]]<ref name="CTV News">{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/ex-officer-convicted-in-george-floyd-s-killing-is-moved-to-new-prison-months-after-stabbing-1.7007645|title=Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing|website=[[CTV News]]|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref>
| victims           = {{ubl|[[George Floyd]] {{small|(murdered)}}|Unnamed juvenile {{small|(unreasonable force)}}}}
| date              = {{ubl|May 25, 2020 {{small|(murder of Floyd)}}|September 4, 2017 {{small|(unreasonable force to juvenile)}}}}
| country           = United States
| states            = [[Minnesota]]
| apprehended       = May 29, 2020
| imprisoned        = [[Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring|FCI Big Spring]]
| module            = {{Infobox police officer |embed=yes
 | department         = [[Minneapolis Police Department]]
 | serviceyears       = 2001–2020 }}
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 | allegiance         = {{flag|United States}}
 | branch             = [[United States Army Reserve]]
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 | serviceyears       = 1996–2004 }}
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'''Derek Michael Chauvin''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ʃ|oʊ|v|ən}} {{Respell|SHOH|vən}}; born 1976) is an American former police officer who [[Murder of George Floyd|murdered George Floyd]], a 46-year-old [[African Americans|African American]] man, in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota. 

On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested after a store clerk alleged that he made a purchase using a counterfeit $20 bill. In the course of the arrest, Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for [[8 minutes 46 seconds|about nine minutes<!--<<"about nine" is correct (9:29), see linked article-->]] while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on the street and calling out "[[I can't breathe]]". The murder set off a [[George Floyd protests|series of protests]] in [[George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Minneapolis]], across the United States, and [[list of George Floyd protests outside the United States|around the world]], in support of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement. 

In early 2021, [[State v. Chauvin|Chauvin was put on trial]] for unintentional [[murder (United States law)#Degrees|second-degree murder]], [[third-degree murder]], and second-degree [[manslaughter (United States law)|manslaughter]] and convicted on all of the charges. He was sentenced to {{frac|22|1|2}} years in prison. Appeals to the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] for review were denied.<ref name=":4" />

Chauvin's conviction was notable as it was one of a number of high profile police deaths of African Americans in custody but only one of a few where a police officer was convicted.

== Early life and education ==
Derek Michael Chauvin was born in 1976.<ref name=barker_06092020>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Kim |last2=Furber |first2=Matt |date=June 9, 2020 |title=Bail Is at Least $1 Million for Ex-Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd: Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Mr. Floyd's death. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/derek-chauvin-court.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=July 23, 2020 |quote=Mr. Chauvin, who is 44, did not always want to be a police officer. |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422010040/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/derek-chauvin-court.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His mother was a housewife and his father was a [[certified public accountant]].<ref name="BarkerKovaleski">{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Kim |last2=Kovaleski |first2=Serge F. |date=July 18, 2020 |title=Officer Who Pressed His Knee on George Floyd's Neck Drew Scrutiny Long Before |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=July 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422010122/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd.html |url-status=live}}</ref> During his early years, Chauvin grew up in [[West Saint Paul, Minnesota|West Saint Paul]]. When he was seven, his parents divorced and were granted [[joint custody]] of him.<ref name="BarkerKovaleski"/>

Chauvin attended [[Park High School (Cottage Grove, Minnesota)|Park High School]] in [[Cottage Grove, Minnesota]], but did not finish and later obtained a [[General Educational Development|GED]] certificate in 1994.<ref name="Mark"/> He earned a certificate in quantity food preparation at [[Dakota County Technical College]] and worked jobs as a prep cook at a [[McDonald's]] in Cottage Grove and later at a Tinucci's buffet restaurant in neighboring [[Newport, Minnesota|Newport]].<ref name=barker_06092020/><ref name=montemayor_08082020>{{cite news |last1=Montemayor |first1=Stephen |last2=Bjorhus |first2=Jennifer |last3=McKinney |first3=Matt |date=August 8, 2020 |title=Even to friends, former officer Derek Chauvin was an enigma |url=https://www.startribune.com/those-who-know-derek-chauvin-say-they-would-not-have-predicted-his-killing-of-george-floyd/572054552/ |work=Star Tribune |language=en-US |access-date=August 16, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422054936/https://www.startribune.com/those-who-know-derek-chauvin-say-they-would-not-have-predicted-his-killing-of-george-floyd/572054552/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1996 to 2004,<ref name=levitz_06212020>{{cite news |last1=Levitz |first1=Jennifer |last2=Ailworth |first2=Erin |last3=Hobbs |first3=Tawnell D. |date=June 21, 2020 |title=George Floyd and Derek Chauvin: The Lives of the Victim and His Killer |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-floyd-and-derek-chauvin-the-lives-of-the-victim-and-his-killer-11592761495 |url-access=subscription |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |access-date=August 16, 2020 |quote=He also served in the Army Reserve as a military police officer from 1996 to 2004.|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422034729/https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-floyd-and-derek-chauvin-the-lives-of-the-victim-and-his-killer-11592761495|url-status=live}}</ref> including two stints in the [[Military Police Corps (United States)|military police]] between 1996 and 2000 (first in [[Rochester, Minnesota]], and later [[Hohenfels, Bavaria]], in [[Germany]]).<ref name="Mark"/><ref name="bbc2020-06-08"/><ref name="mprn">{{cite web |title=Cop in Floyd death got medals for valor and drew complaints |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/03/cop-in-floyd-death-got-medals-for-valor-and-drew-complaints |agency=[[Associated Press]] |website=MPR News |language=en-US |date=June 3, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412185233/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/03/cop-in-floyd-death-got-medals-for-valor-and-drew-complaints |url-status=live }}</ref> During that time, he also attended [[Inver Hills Community College]] from 1995 to 1999,<ref name=montemayor_08082020/><ref name=levitz_06212020/> and later transferred to [[Metropolitan State University]], where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in [[law enforcement]] in 2006.<ref name="Mark">{{cite web |last=Mark |first=Michelle |date=June 10, 2020 |title=18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/derek-chauvin-minneapolis-police-background-life-2020-6 |website=Business Insider Australia |language=en-AU |access-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421163446/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/derek-chauvin-minneapolis-police-background-life-2020-6 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=montemayor_08082020/><ref name=levitz_06212020/>

== Career ==
Chauvin applied to the [[Minneapolis Police Department]] (MPD) in September 2000 and joined the MPD in 2001.<ref name="Scher">{{cite news |last=Mannix |first=Andy |date=May 26, 2020 |title=What we know about Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao, two of the officers caught on tape in the death of George Floyd |url=https://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/ |url-status=live |work=Star Tribune |language=en-US |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527041830/https://www.startribune.com/what-we-know-about-derek-chauvin-and-tou-thao-two-of-the-officers-caught-on-tape-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/570777632/ |archive-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="montemayor_08082020" /> While on the force he was involved in three police shootings, one of which was fatal.<ref name="Scher" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Scher |first=Isaac |date=May 27, 2020 |title=The police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck has been involved in shootings and was the subject of 10 different complaints |url=https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5 |work=Insider |language=en-US |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607193003/https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Melendez |first=Pilar |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Minneapolis Man: Cop Who Kneeled on George Floyd 'Tried to Kill Me' in 2008 |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/minneapolis-man-alleges-derek-chauvin-tried-to-kill-him-before-he-kneeled-on-george-floyd |work=The Daily Beast |language=en-US |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528235057/https://www.thedailybeast.com/minneapolis-man-alleges-derek-chauvin-tried-to-kill-him-before-he-kneeled-on-george-floyd |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="twincities2015-11-13" /> He received a [[Medal for Valor|medal for valor]] in 2006 for being one of several officers who fired 23 shots on Wayne Reyes who pointed a shotgun at them, and another in 2008 for a [[domestic violence]] incident in which he broke down a door and shot Ira Latrell Toles who reached for Chauvin's gun, according to police.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last1=Condon |first1=Bernard |last2=Richmond |first2=Todd |last3=Sisak |first3=Michael R. |date=June 3, 2020 |title=What to know about 4 officers charged in George Floyd's death |url=https://abc11.com/6229951/|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604170110/https://abc11.com/6229951/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Erik |last2=Mendell |first2=Donna |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Minneapolis police officer at center of George Floyd's death had history of complaints |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officer-center-george-floyd-s-death-had-history-n1215691 |work=NBC News |language=en-US |access-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528221238/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officer-center-george-floyd-s-death-had-history-n1215691 |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> He received a [[Commendation Medal|commendation medal]] in 2008 after he and his partner tackled a fleeing suspect holding a pistol. In 2009, Chauvin received another commendation medal after working off duty as a security guard for a [[nightclub]].<ref name="mprn" />

=== Misconduct complaints ===
Chauvin had 18 complaints on his official record, two of which ended in discipline,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Erin|last1=Ailworth|first2=Ben|last2=Kesling|first3=Sadie|last3=Gurman|first4=Joe|last4=Barrett|date=May 28, 2020|title=Justice Department Says George Floyd's Death a Priority|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/minneapolis-protests-over-george-floyd-death-escalate-and-spread-11590676810|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528154738/https://www.wsj.com/articles/minneapolis-protests-over-george-floyd-death-escalate-and-spread-11590676810|archive-date=May 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> specifically letters of reprimand.<ref name="Richmond">{{Cite news |last=Richmond |first=Todd |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Officer accused in Floyd's death opened fire on 2 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/shootings-us-news-mn-state-wire-a69682cfc7dd6f99260315b5a68fe6ec |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717221819/https://apnews.com/article/shootings-us-news-mn-state-wire-a69682cfc7dd6f99260315b5a68fe6ec |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |work=Associated Press News |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 29, 2006, Chauvin was one of a group of six officers who opened fire on Wayne Reyes, shooting 43 rounds in four seconds, killing him. Police reported that he had pulled out a shotgun when they stopped his vehicle, responding to a report that he had stabbed his girlfriend and a friend and fled in his truck.<ref name=BaileyBerman>Holly Bailey & Mark Berman, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-struggled-with-police-violence-and-adopted-reforms-and-yet-george-floyd-is-still-dead/2020/05/29/fe3ba110-a1e0-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html Minneapolis struggled with police violence and adopted reforms. 'And yet, George Floyd is still dead.'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329204838/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-struggled-with-police-violence-and-adopted-reforms-and-yet-george-floyd-is-still-dead/2020/05/29/fe3ba110-a1e0-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html |date=March 29, 2023 }}, ''Washington Post'' (May 29, 2020).</ref> Reyes was a member of the [[Leech Lake Ojibwe Band]].<ref>Jessica Lee, [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/derek-chauvin-flyer-accuracy/ Does This Flyer Accurately Represent Derek Chauvin's Police Actions?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717221819/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/derek-chauvin-flyer-accuracy/ |date=July 17, 2023 }}, Snopes (February 23, 2021).</ref> The officers were placed on administrative leave for one week; a grand jury in 2007 decided against charging any of the officers,<ref name=BaileyBerman/> determining that the [[police use of force]] in the case was justified.<ref name=Richmond/>

On May 24, 2008, Chauvin was responding to a [[domestic violence]] call about 21-year-old Black man Ira Latrell Toles by the mother of his child. After Toles locked himself in a bathroom, Chauvin forced his way in and attempted to hit Toles's head with the butt of his gun. Police reports stated that Toles reached for an officer's gun and then Chauvin shot him twice in the stomach. Toles told [[The Daily Beast]] that he fought back in self-defense but was too disoriented to reach the gun.<ref name="Scher" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />

On August 8, 2011, Chauvin was involved in the shooting of 23-year-old [[Alaska Natives|Alaskan Native American]] man Leroy Martinez in the torso by fellow officer Terry Nutter. Eyewitness accounts contradicted the police's claim that Martinez was armed when he was shot. According to them and Martinez himself, Martinez had already dropped his gun and held his arms in the air but the police shot him nonetheless.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Another Story of Police Brutality in Minneapolis Long Before George Floyd |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj4wqq/another-story-derek-chauvin-police-brutality-minneapolis-before-george-floyd |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Vice.com |date=July 24, 2020 |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217114556/https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj4wqq/another-story-derek-chauvin-police-brutality-minneapolis-before-george-floyd |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Scher" /> The three officers returned to work after a standard three-day administrative leave. After investigating the incident, the then Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy Dolan stated that the police officers acted "appropriately and courageously".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Police: Officers Involved In Shooting To Return To Duty |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/police-officers-involved-in-mpls-shooting-to-return-to-duty/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=CBSNews.com |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217114556/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/police-officers-involved-in-mpls-shooting-to-return-to-duty/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 4, 2017, Chauvin was among officers responding to a complaint by the mother of two young children. Videos from the scene were said to show Chauvin hitting a 14-year-old Black boy in the head with a flashlight so hard he required stitches, then holding him down with his knee for nearly 17 minutes, ignoring the boy's complaints that he could not breathe.<ref name="priors" /> Trying to avoid [[Prejudice (legal term)|prejudice]] in the Floyd trial, the judge prohibited the prosecutors from raising the matter.<ref name="priors" />

According to the former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo, a Latin [[nightclub]] where Chauvin had worked off duty as security, [[George Floyd]] was also working there as security, but it was not certain that they knew each other.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lastra|first1=Ana|last2=Rasmussen|first2=Eric|date=May 28, 2020|title=George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club|url=https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/|work=[[KSTP-TV|KSTP/ABC 5 Eyewitness News]] |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529005628/https://kstp.com/news/george-floyd-fired-officer-overlapped-security-shifts-at-south-minneapolis-club-may-28-2020/5743990/|archive-date=May 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 29, 2020|title=The Latest: Attorneys seek outside probe of Floyd's death|url=https://apnews.com/af48a809881976ddd3bf6dbb225eb538|work=[[Associated Press News]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529165026/https://apnews.com/af48a809881976ddd3bf6dbb225eb538|archive-date=May 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The owner has been critical of Chauvin since his arrest, describing Chauvin's tactics as "overkill" and saying "Chauvin was unnecessarily aggressive on nights when the club had a Black clientele, quelling fights by dousing the crowd with [[pepper spray]] and calling in several police squad cars as backup".<ref name="mprn" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Condon|first=Bernard|date=May 29, 2020|title=Charged Minn. cop used 'overkill' tactics as nightclub guard|url=https://apnews.com/69beaad97dcea2dce6c2184e0f5b5e4e|work=[[Associated Press News]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530135058/https://apnews.com/69beaad97dcea2dce6c2184e0f5b5e4e|archive-date=May 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, the City of Minneapolis agreed to pay almost $9 million to settle lawsuits brought against Chauvin by Zoya Code and John Pope Jr., Black residents who both claimed that Chauvin "pressed his knee into their necks" in 2017, the same tactic that killed Floyd in 2020. According to a [[Minneapolis City Council]] announcement, Code and Pope were expected to receive $1.4 and $7.5 million, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65271877 |title=Minneapolis to Pay $9m for Derek Chauvin Misconduct Claims |work=BBC |access-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414040935/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65271877 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2024, a former City of Minneapolis employee filed a lawsuit against the city, accusing Chauvin and another MPD officer of throwing her to the ground during a January 2020 drunk driving arrest and restraining her with a knee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karnowski |first1=Steve |title=Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman's neck, just as he did when he killed George Floyd |url=https://apnews.com/article/chauvin-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-lawsuit-9836bc7a34f52cccc9e27a0615d7d032 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=May 21, 2024 |date=May 21, 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, the lawsuit concluded with the city paying a $600,000 settlement fee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karnowski |first=Steve |date=February 1, 2025 |title=Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says ex-Officer Chauvin knelt on her neck |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minneapolis-pay-600000-settle-woman-officer-chauvin-knelt-118351193?cid=social_twitter_abcn |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

==Murder of George Floyd==
{{Main|Murder of George Floyd|George Floyd protests}}
[[File:20200528- DSC8142 (49947748611).jpg|thumb|The Minneapolis Police Department's third precinct station where Chauvin was assigned to was overrun by demonstrators and set on fire on May 28, 2020]]
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin was one of four officers involved in arresting [[George Floyd]] on suspicion of using a [[counterfeit]] $20 bill at a market and was the [[field training officer]] for one of the other officers involved.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barker|first1=Kim|title=The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/minneapolis-police-officer-kueng.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 3, 2020|date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427083430/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/minneapolis-police-officer-kueng.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Security camera footage from a nearby business did not show Floyd resisting the arrest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Quinlivan|first=Mark|date=May 29, 2020|title=George Floyd death: Newly emerged surveillance footage shows no evidence of resistance|work=[[Newshub]]|access-date=May 30, 2020|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/05/george-floyd-death-newly-emerged-surveillance-footage-shows-no-evidence-of-resistance.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530095542/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/05/george-floyd-death-newly-emerged-surveillance-footage-shows-no-evidence-of-resistance.html|archive-date=May 30, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Andone|first=Dakin|date=May 28, 2020|title=Surveillance video does not support police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=May 28, 2020|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/video-george-floyd-contradict-resist-trnd/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528232542/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/video-george-floyd-contradict-resist-trnd/index.html|archive-date=May 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The criminal complaint stated that, based on [[body worn video|body camera footage]], Floyd repeatedly said he could not breathe while standing outside the police car, resisted getting in the car and fell down;<ref name="request">{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/kellie-chauvin-divorce-derek-chauvin-trnd/index.html|access-date=January 23, 2023|title=Derek Chauvin's wife requests to change her last name in divorce filing|work=[[CNN]]|first=Scottie|last=Andrew|date=June 2, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612021413/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/kellie-chauvin-divorce-derek-chauvin-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he went to the ground face down. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on the street, Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for [[Eight minutes 46 seconds|more than nine minutes]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bogel-Burroughs|first=Nicholas|date=April 10, 2021|title=Prosecutors Say Derek Chauvin Knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes 29 seconds|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-kneel-9-minutes-29-seconds.html|access-date=April 12, 2021|website=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144947/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-kneel-9-minutes-29-seconds.html|archive-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/prosecutors-derek-chauvin-had-knee-on-george-floyd-for-746-not-846/ |title=Prosecutors: Derek Chauvin Had Knee On George Floyd For 7:46, Not 8:46 |date=June 17, 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=CBS Minnesota |access-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706164532/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/prosecutors-derek-chauvin-had-knee-on-george-floyd-for-746-not-846/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnn2020-06-02" /> After Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd's neck, Floyd repeatedly said "[[I can't breathe]]", "Mama", and "please".{{r|Hauser}}<ref name="cnn2020-06-02">{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/george-floyd-independent-autopsy/index.html|title=Independent autopsy and Minnesota officials say George Floyd's death was homicide|first=Amir|last=Vera|work=[[CNN]]|date=June 2, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603020016/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/george-floyd-independent-autopsy/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For part of the time, two other officers knelt on Floyd's back.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/george-floyd-new-video-officers-kneel-trnd/index.html|title=New video appears to show three police officers kneeling on George Floyd|last=Murphy|first=Paul P.|date=June 3, 2020|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=June 18, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624171354/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/george-floyd-new-video-officers-kneel-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During the final two<ref>{{cite web|date=June 18, 2020|title=Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, 1-minute error not expected to impact criminal case|url=https://kstp.com/special-coverage/george-floyd/prosecutors-officer-had-knee-on-floyd-for-746-1-minute-error-not-expected-to-impact-criminal-case/|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=[[KSTP-TV|KSTP/ABC 5 Eyewitness News]]|language=en|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630171902/https://kstp.com/special-coverage/george-floyd/prosecutors-officer-had-knee-on-floyd-for-746-1-minute-error-not-expected-to-impact-criminal-case/|url-status=live}}</ref> minutes Floyd was motionless and had no pulse.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thorbecke|first=Catherine|date=May 29, 2020|title=Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes, complaint says|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/derek-chauvin-knee-george-floyds-neck-minutes-complaint/story?id=70961042|access-date=June 5, 2020|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605020604/https://abcnews.go.com/US/derek-chauvin-knee-george-floyds-neck-minutes-complaint/story?id=70961042|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Several bystanders took videos which were widely circulated and broadcast.<ref name="Hauser">{{cite news|last1=Hauser|first1=Christine|title=F.B.I. to Investigate Arrest of Black Man Who Died After Being Pinned by Officer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/us/minneapolis-police-man-died.html|access-date=May 26, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526143016/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/us/minneapolis-police-man-died.html|archive-date=May 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Chauvin and the other officers involved were fired the day following the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-trnd/index.html|title=Derek Chauvin: What we know about the former officer charged in George Floyd's death|first=Scottie|last=Andrew|work=[[CNN]]|date=June 1, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622164556/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While knee-to-neck restraints were allowed in Minnesota under certain circumstances, in the days that followed Chauvin's use of the technique was widely criticized by law enforcement experts as excessive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hauck |first1=Grace |last2=Wagner |first2=Dennis |date=May 29, 2020 |title=George Floyd death: Experts say knee-to-neck restraint is dangerous, but Minneapolis allows it |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |location=Mclean, Virginia |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/29/george-floyd-experts-say-neck-restraint-allowed-minneapolis-can-kill/5274334002/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601132801/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/29/george-floyd-experts-say-neck-restraint-allowed-minneapolis-can-kill/5274334002/ |archive-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Andrew |first=Scottie |date=May 29, 2020 |title=The move used to restrain George Floyd is discouraged by most police. Here's why |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/george-floyd-knee-to-neck-excessive-force-trnd/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529020211/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/george-floyd-knee-to-neck-excessive-force-trnd/index.html |archive-date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Bill |date=May 29, 2020 |title=The death of George Floyd: What you need to know |url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/may/29/death-george-floyd-what-you-need-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220074355/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/may/29/death-george-floyd-what-you-need-know/ |archive-date=February 20, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2020 |website=[[PolitiFact]]}}</ref> Public outrage over the incident and other issues of [[racial injustice]] led to mass [[George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul|protests in Minneapolis]], the [[List of George Floyd protests in the United States|United States]], and across the [[List of George Floyd protests outside the United States|world]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=The New York |date=2022-07-29 |title=How George Floyd Died, and What Happened Next |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104073640/https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burch |first1=Audra D. S. |last2=Harmon |first2=Amy |last3=Tavernise |first3=Sabrina |last4=Badger |first4=Emily |date=2021-04-21 |title=The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now? |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/george-floyd-protests-police-reform.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211227221234/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/george-floyd-protests-police-reform.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Failed plea bargain ===
On May 28, 2020, state and federal prosecutors held a press conference at a regional FBI office in [[Brooklyn Center, Minnesota|Brooklyn Center]], a Minneapolis suburb, to make an announcement in the case against the officers at the scene of Floyd's murder.<ref name="Lyden 2020">{{cite news |last=Lyden |first=Tom |date=June 9, 2020 |title=Ex-Minneapolis police officer Chauvin was in talks to plead guilty before arrest |work=[[KMSP-TV|KMSP]] |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/ex-minneapolis-police-officer-chauvin-was-in-talks-to-plead-guilty-before-arrest |url-status=live |access-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610140828/https://www.fox9.com/news/ex-minneapolis-police-officer-chauvin-was-in-talks-to-plead-guilty-before-arrest |archive-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> However, officials at the press conference said they needed more time to review the case.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stockman |first=Farah |date=July 4, 2020 |title='They have lost control': How Minneapolis leaders failed to stop their city from burning |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/minneapolis-government-george-floyd.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714041938/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/minneapolis-government-george-floyd.html |archive-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> On June 9, it was revealed that state and federal prosecutors had discussed a plea deal with Chauvin and his attorney that would have included state [[Murder (United States law)|murder]] charges and federal civil rights charges,<ref name="Lyden 2020" /> but the deal fell apart when [[United States Attorney General]] [[William Barr]] rejected it.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Arango |first=Tim |date=2021-02-10 |title=Why William Barr Rejected a Plea Deal in the George Floyd Killing |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/george-floyd-death.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729010907/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/george-floyd-death.html |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> As part of the failed deal, Chauvin was expected to plead guilty to third-degree murder and agree to a ten-year prison sentence. As he would have gone to federal prison, the federal government was involved, but Barr worried that protesters might view the agreement as too lenient and opted for a full investigation.<ref name=":9" />

===Arrest and charges===
[[File:Indictment of Derek Chauvin.pdf|thumb|May 29, 2020, [[criminal complaint]] against Chauvin]]

Chauvin was arrested on May 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |last2=Li |first2=David K. |last3=Winter |first3=Tom |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Ex-officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck charged with murder |work=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officers-derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd-case-n1216011 |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829174828/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officers-derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd-case-n1216011 |archive-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> Hennepin County Attorney [[Michael O. Freeman|Mike Freeman]] charged him with [[third-degree murder]], and the [[lesser included offense]] of second-degree [[Manslaughter (United States law)|manslaughter]],<ref name="6juror">{{cite web |date=March 11, 2021 |title=6th juror selected in Chauvin trial, 3rd-degree murder charge reinstated |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/derek-chauvin-trial-live-day4 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |website=Fox9.com |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311215325/https://www.fox9.com/news/derek-chauvin-trial-live-day4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="3rdDegreeAppeal">{{cite web |title=Minnesota Supreme Court won't hear 3rd-degree murder charge appeal in Chauvin case |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-wont-hear-3rd-degree-charge-appeal-in-chauvin-case |website=fox9.com |publisher=Fox9 |access-date=March 12, 2021 |date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311135806/https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-wont-hear-3rd-degree-charge-appeal-in-chauvin-case |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/national-news-2/2020/05/29/minneapolis-police-officer-derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd|title=Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd's neck, arrested|date=May 29, 2020|agency=Associated Press|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530095544/https://www.boston.com/news/national-news-2/2020/05/29/minneapolis-police-officer-derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd|archive-date=May 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NBCAmendedCharges" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Ella |last2=Mansell |first2=William |last3=Pereira |first3=Ivan |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Minnesota Protest Live Updates: Derek Chauvin Charged with Murder in Connection with George Floyd's Death |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529023807/https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-protests-erupt-overnight-george-floyds-death-minneapolis/story?id=70924047 |archive-date=May 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> making him the first White police officer in Minnesota to be charged in the death of a Black civilian.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Catherine |date=May 31, 2020 |title=What we know about the officers involved in George Floyd's death |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276049/derek-chauvin-tou-thao-kueng-lane-officers-george-floyd-what-we-know |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604101614/https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276049/derek-chauvin-tou-thao-kueng-lane-officers-george-floyd-what-we-know |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/protests-build-anew-after-fired-officer-charged-jailed/570869672/|title=Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder, manslaughter in George Floyd death|access-date=May 31, 2020|date=May 30, 2020|work=[[Star Tribune]] |first1=Chao |first2=Paul |last1=Xiong |last2=Walsh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601013442/https://www.startribune.com/protests-build-anew-after-fired-officer-charged-jailed/570869672/ |archive-date=June 1, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Under Minnesota law, [[Third-degree murder#Minnesota|third-degree murder]] is defined as causing another's death without intent to kill, but "evincing a [[depraved-heart murder|depraved mind, without regard for human life]]". [[Manslaughter (United States law)#Involuntary manslaughter|Second-degree manslaughter]] also does not imply lethal intent, but that the perpetrator created "an unreasonable risk" of serious harm or death.<ref>{{cite web|title=What charges are former officer Derek Chauvin facing in the death of George Floyd?|website=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|date=May 30, 2020|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/what-charges-is-former-officer-derek-chauvin-facing-in-the-death-of-george-floyd|access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829174830/https://www.fox9.com/news/what-charges-are-former-officer-derek-chauvin-facing-in-the-death-of-george-floyd|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 31, Minnesota Attorney General [[Keith Ellison]] took over the case at the request of Governor [[Tim Walz]]. On June 3, Ellison amended the charges against Chauvin to include unintentional [[second-degree murder]] under the [[felony murder]] doctrine, alleging that Chauvin killed Floyd in the course of committing assault in the third degree;<ref>{{cite news|title=Experts say upgraded charge against officer in George Floyd's death fits|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|first=Dennis|last=Romero|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606165120/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/experts-say-upgraded-charge-against-officer-george-floyd-s-death-n1218856|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Minnesota sentencing guidelines recommend {{frac|12|1|2}} years' imprisonment on conviction of that charge.<ref name="now2nd"/> Bail for Chauvin was set at $1.25 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.startribune.com/1-25m-bail-set-for-chauvin-in-floyd-death/571099132/ |first1=Greg |last1=Stanley |first2=Chao |last2=Xiong |title=$1.25M bail set for Derek Chauvin at his initial appearance Monday in George Floyd's death |website=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=July 11, 2022 |date=June 8, 2020 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424043335/https://www.startribune.com/1-25m-bail-set-for-chauvin-in-floyd-death/571099132/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, Ellison also charged the three other officers with [[aiding and abetting]] second-degree murder<ref name="NBCAmendedCharges">{{cite news|last=Madani|first=Doha|date=June 3, 2020|title=3 more Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd death, Derek Chauvin charges elevated|work=[[NBC News]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-more-minneapolis-officers-charged-george-floyd-death-derek-chauvin-n1222796|url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603194424/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-more-minneapolis-officers-charged-george-floyd-death-derek-chauvin-n1222796|archive-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/ellison-will-charge-chauvin-with-2nd-degree-others-to-be-charged/570984872/|title=Attorney General Keith Ellison to elevate charges against officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck; also charging other 3 involved|last1=Montemayor|first1=Stephen|last2=Xiong|first2=Chao|date=June 3, 2020|work=Minnesota Star-Tribune|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603192044/https://www.startribune.com/ellison-will-charge-chauvin-with-2nd-degree-others-to-be-charged/570984872/|archive-date=June 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="now2nd">{{cite web|title=George Floyd Death: Derek Chauvin's Now Faces 2nd-Degree Unintentional Murder; 3 Other Officers Charged|website=CBS Minnesota|date=June 3, 2020|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/george-floyd-death-derek-chauvins-murder-charge-upgraded-to-2nd-degree-unintentional-murder-3-other-officers-charged/|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603211009/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/george-floyd-death-derek-chauvins-murder-charge-upgraded-to-2nd-degree-unintentional-murder-3-other-officers-charged/|archive-date=June 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> with bail set at $1 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/two-fired-minneapolis-police-officers-charged-in-george-floyd-death-cast-blame-on-derek-chauvin/571009922/|title=Two ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death cast blame on more senior colleague|first=Chao|last=Xiong|work=Star Tribune|date=June 5, 2020|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608001719/https://www.startribune.com/two-fired-minneapolis-police-officers-charged-in-george-floyd-death-cast-blame-on-derek-chauvin/571009922/|archive-date=June 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 23, Minneapolis Police Chief [[Medaria Arradondo]] said that Chauvin had been trained in the dangers of [[positional asphyxiation]] and characterized Floyd's death as [[Murder (United States law)|murder]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forliti |first1=Amy |date=June 23, 2020 |title=Minneapolis police chief says Floyd's death was 'murder' |newspaper=[[Twin Cities Pioneer Press]] |publisher=Media NewsGroup Inc. |location=[[Twin Cities, Minnesota]] |url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/23/minneapolis-police-chief-says-floyds-death-was-murder/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421191355/https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/23/minneapolis-police-chief-says-floyds-death-was-murder/ |archive-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

===Pre-trial===
Chauvin was released on conditional bail on October 7, 2020, after posting a bond of $1 million.<ref name="Mar8">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Allie|date=November 5, 2020|title=Judge orders 1 trial for 4 officers charged in George Floyd's death|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/judge-orders-1-trial-for-4-officers-charged-in-george-floyds-death|publisher=Fox 9 News|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513111800/https://www.fox9.com/news/judge-orders-1-trial-for-4-officers-charged-in-george-floyds-death|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Court: Derek Chauvin's Trial Set For March Will Be Held In Person – WCCO|website= CBS Minnesota|date= February 3, 2021|url= https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/02/03/court-derek-chauvins-trial-set-for-march-will-be-held-in-person/|access-date= February 9, 2021|archive-date= February 7, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210207145416/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/02/03/court-derek-chauvins-trial-set-for-march-will-be-held-in-person/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=courtpublish>{{cite news|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/10/07/former-mpd-officer-derek-chauvin-charged-in-george-floyds-death-expected-to-post-bail-source-says/|title=Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin, Charged In George Floyd's Death, Released From Custody|publisher=WCCO|date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517010837/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/10/07/former-mpd-officer-derek-chauvin-charged-in-george-floyds-death-expected-to-post-bail-source-says/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=chauvinbail>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/derek-chauvin-released-from-jail-on-1-million-bond|title=Derek Chauvin released from jail on $1 million bond|publisher=Fox 9|date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424164519/https://www.fox9.com/news/derek-chauvin-released-from-jail-on-1-million-bond|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill dismissed the third-degree murder charge, but also denied Chauvin's motion to dismiss the other, more serious murder charges.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andone|first1=Dakin|last2=Jimenez|first2=Omar|last3=Parks|first3=Brad|last4=Jones|first4=Kay|date=October 22, 2020|title=Judge drops third-degree murder charge against former officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death, but second-degree murder charge remains|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-charge-dropped/index.html|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022145931/https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-charge-dropped/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Holly|date=October 22, 2020|title=Judge dismisses third-degree murder charge against officer in George Floyd's death; upholds more serious charge|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/judge-dismisses-third-degree-murder-charge-against-officer-in-george-floyds-death-upholds-more-serious-charge/2020/10/22/3f3a1cce-1490-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126014100/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/judge-dismisses-third-degree-murder-charge-against-officer-in-george-floyds-death-upholds-more-serious-charge/2020/10/22/3f3a1cce-1490-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 5, 2020, Judge Cahill ruled that Chauvin and all three of the others charged would be tried together in Hennepin County.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ray Sanchez, Gregory Lemos and Brad Parks|title=Judge orders one trial for four ex-cops charged in George Floyd's killing, keeps case in Minneapolis|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/05/us/george-floyd-officers-trial/index.html|access-date=February 28, 2021|website=CNN|date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228230137/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/05/us/george-floyd-officers-trial/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/four-cops-charged-in-floyd-death-to-be-tried-together/|title=Four Cops Charged in Floyd Death to Be Tried Together|first=Andy|last=Monserud|publisher=Courthouse News Service|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105203051/https://www.courthousenews.com/four-cops-charged-in-floyd-death-to-be-tried-together/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on January 13, 2021, Judge Cahill reversed his earlier ruling, deciding that Chauvin would be tried separately from the other three officers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Li|first=David K.|date=January 13, 2021|title=Derek Chauvin to be tried separately in George Floyd death case|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-minneapolis-police-officer-derek-chauvin-be-tried-separately-george-n1253905|url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112171724/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-minneapolis-police-officer-derek-chauvin-be-tried-separately-george-n1253905 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 }}</ref> On March 11, 2021, Cahill reinstated the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.<ref name="third-degree-cnn">{{cite news |last1=Parks |first1=Brad |last2=Cooper |first2=Aaron |last3=Levenson |first3=Eric |title=Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/11/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-charges/index.html |date=March 12, 2021 |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 13, 2021 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312142739/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/11/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-charges/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Trial ===
{{main|Trial of Derek Chauvin|Protests in Minneapolis regarding the trial of Derek Chauvin}}

[[File:Justice for George Floyd March (51127293312).jpg|thumb|A march through downtown Minneapolis calling for justice for George Floyd on April 19, 2021]]
[[File:Crowd Awaits Verdict Outside Hennepin County Courthouse (51130054349).jpg|thumb|A crowd outside the court venue awaits the verdict announcement, April 20, 2021.]]
Chauvin's trial began on March 8, 2021, at the [[Hennepin County Government Center]].<ref name="trialbegin">{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Holly |date=March 7, 2021 |title=Chauvin murder trial: What to know as the first officer is tried in George Floyd's death |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/07/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |access-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=March 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330153231/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/07/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It marked the first time that a judge in Minnesota authorized cameras to show a full criminal trial.<ref name="trialbegin"/> On April 20, 2021, a jury, consisting of six White people and six people of color, found Chauvin guilty on three counts: unintentional [[second-degree murder]], third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.<ref name=McCaskill /><ref name=Xiong /><ref name=Explainer /> He was the first White Minnesotan [[List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States|police officer to be convicted]] of murdering a Black person. It was only the second time an officer has been convicted of murder in Minnesota, the first being the third-degree murder conviction of Somali-American officer Mohamed Noor in the [[killing of Justine Damond]], a White woman.<ref>{{cite news|first=Emily|last=Haavik|title=Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd|date=April 20, 2021|website=KARE11.com|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/derek-chauvin-guilty-murder-manslaughter-george-floyd-death/89-aa32108a-288e-4c62-af7d-e42d98589c7e|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929030842/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/derek-chauvin-guilty-murder-manslaughter-george-floyd-death/89-aa32108a-288e-4c62-af7d-e42d98589c7e|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Chauvin's conviction Judge Cahill revoked Chauvin's bail and he was taken back into police custody.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox9.com/video/924031|title=Derek Chauvin handcuffed after judge revokes bail following guilty verdict|website=Fox 9 News|date=April 20, 2021|accessdate=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420231140/https://www.fox9.com/video/924031|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/549328-chauvin-taken-into-custody-bail-revoked-after-jury-finds-him-guilty-of|title=Chauvin taken into custody, bail revoked after jury finds him guilty of all charges in trial|first=Aris|last=Folley|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=April 20, 2021|accessdate=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420215834/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/549328-chauvin-taken-into-custody-bail-revoked-after-jury-finds-him-guilty-of|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Appeal ===

Chauvin appealed his second-degree murder conviction and requested a public defender to represent him on appeal. The [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] denied Chauvin's request for a public defender, ruling that his financial state rendered him ineligible. Chauvin later hired attorney William Mohrman to represent him.<ref>{{Cite news |access-date=July 11, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derek-chauvin-hires-lawyer-for-appeal/ |work=CBS Minnesota |title=Derek Chauvin Hires Lawyer for Appeal |date=October 18, 2021 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711090107/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derek-chauvin-hires-lawyer-for-appeal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2022, Chauvin appealed to the [[Minnesota Court of Appeals]], asking the court to reverse his conviction and order a new trial, in a new venue, claiming that the jury of the case in the state had been "intimidated by excessive pre-trial publicity".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiti |first1=Joe |title=Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction claiming the jury was intimidated |url=https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/national/derek-chauvin-appeals-conviction-claims-jury-was-intimidated |access-date=May 5, 2022 |work=[[Audacy]] |date=April 28, 2022 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505134527/https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/national/derek-chauvin-appeals-conviction-claims-jury-was-intimidated |url-status=live }}</ref> Chauvin's lawyer further stated that the settlement reached between the city of Minneapolis and the Floyd family for $27 million during jury selection amounted to prejudice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/28/derek-chauvin-appeals-murder-conviction-for-killing-george-floyd |access-date=May 5, 2022 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date=April 28, 2022 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505134532/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/28/derek-chauvin-appeals-murder-conviction-for-killing-george-floyd |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2023, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals issued a 50-page decision affirming the conviction.<ref name="MCOA">Brad Parks & Emma Tucker, [https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/us/derek-chauvin-minnesota-supreme-court-appeal-review/index.html Derek Chauvin asks Minnesota Supreme Court to review his murder conviction, weeks after appeals court denied his request for a new trial] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717221819/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/us/derek-chauvin-minnesota-supreme-court-appeal-review/index.html |date=July 17, 2023 }}, CNN (May 18, 2023).</ref> Chauvin asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to review the case, but was denied in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Skluzacek |first=Josh |date=2023-07-19 |title=Minnesota Supreme Court won't hear Derek Chauvin's appeal, petition to SCOTUS planned |work=[[KSTP-TV]] |url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minnesota-supreme-court-wont-hear-derek-chauvins-appeal-petition-to-scotus-planned/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720003030/https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minnesota-supreme-court-wont-hear-derek-chauvins-appeal-petition-to-scotus-planned/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chauvin's lawyer asked the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] to review the case.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George Floyd |work=[[CBS Minnesota]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derek-chauvin-to-ask-us-supreme-court-to-review-his-conviction-in-murder-of-george-floyd/ |access-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720115235/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derek-chauvin-to-ask-us-supreme-court-to-review-his-conviction-in-murder-of-george-floyd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The appeal centered on the claim by Chauvin that he did not receive a fair trial due to pre-trial publicity and that potential civil unrest if he was acquitted may have influenced the jury.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biskupic |first=Joan |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Supreme Court rejects Derek Chauvin's appeal in George Floyd's killing |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/derek-chauvin-supreme-court-appeal/index.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125095546/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/derek-chauvin-supreme-court-appeal/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview from prison for a documentary released on November 16, 2023, by the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Riemenschneider |first=Chris |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Former WCCO-TV reporter Liz Collin joins conservative site Alpha News |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/former-wcco-tv-anchor-liz-collin-joins-conservative-site-alpha-news/600149396/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203164714/https://www.startribune.com/former-wcco-tv-anchor-liz-collin-joins-conservative-site-alpha-news/600149396/ |url-status=live }}</ref> media organization ''Alpha News'', Chauvin said, "At the end of the day, the whole trial including sentencing was a sham."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Rochelle |last2=Sawyer |first2=Liz |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin stabbed, seriously injured in prison |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/report-derek-chauvin-stabbed-seriously-injured-in-prison/600322234/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125061006/https://www.startribune.com/report-derek-chauvin-stabbed-seriously-injured-in-prison/600322234/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Supreme Court declined to hear Chauvin's case on November 20, 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaur |first=Anumita |date=2023-11-21 |title=Supreme Court won't hear Derek Chauvin's appeal in murder of George Floyd |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/20/derek-chauvin-supreme-court-george-floyd/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> which left in place the state court rulings that affirmed his conviction and for his sentence of {{frac|22|1|2}} years in prison.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd |work=[[Associated Press News]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-george-floyd-officer-convicted-2c08301003ebb4ed83f53679e179d5e2 |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125060227/https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-george-floyd-officer-convicted-2c08301003ebb4ed83f53679e179d5e2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Sentence ===
Following his conviction, Chauvin's bail was revoked and he was remanded into custody by the [[Hennepin County Sheriff's Office]], which transferred him into the custody of the [[Minnesota Department of Corrections]].<ref name=newyorkreports>{{cite news|last=Niemietz|first=Brian|date=April 20, 2021|title='Bail revoked' for convicted killer Derek Chauvin trends on Twitter|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-derek-chauvin-bail-revoked-20210420-y47mjtcvrbccxb4wuabbbcc7ii-story.html|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420222937/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-derek-chauvin-bail-revoked-20210420-y47mjtcvrbccxb4wuabbbcc7ii-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ChauvinBooked">{{cite web |last1=Xiong |first1=Chao |last2=Walsh |first2=Paul |last3=Olson |first3=Rochelle |title=Derek Chauvin cuffed after murder, manslaughter convictions in death of George Floyd |url=https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-cuffed-after-murder-manslaughter-convictions-in-death-of-george-floyd/600047825/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=April 21, 2021 |date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326062239/https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-cuffed-after-murder-manslaughter-convictions-in-death-of-george-floyd/600047825/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was then booked into the [[Oak Park Heights prison]], where he had been incarcerated following his 2020 arrest.<ref name="ChauvinBooked" /> At Oak Parks, Chauvin was held in [[solitary confinement]] for 23 hours a day in an isolated wing of the prison, where he was under constant watch "for fears for his safety".<ref name="forbessc">{{cite web|last=McEvoy|first=Jemima|date=April 21, 2021|title=Derek Chauvin Being Kept In Solitary Confinement At Maximum-Security Prison|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/04/21/derek-chauvin-being-kept-in-solitary-confinement-at-maximum-security-prison|website=Forbes|access-date=April 21, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421215040/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/04/21/derek-chauvin-being-kept-in-solitary-confinement-at-maximum-security-prison/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Solitary">{{cite web |last1=Bogel-Burrhoughs |first1=Nicholas |last2=Arango |first2=Tim |title=Derek Chauvin is being held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/derek-chauvin-solitary-confinement.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/derek-chauvin-solitary-confinement.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=April 23, 2021 |date=April 21, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Chauvin was held at Oak Park Heights until his sentencing hearing on June 25, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stieb|first=Matt|date=April 21, 2021|title=Derek Chauvin Held in 23-Hour Solitary Confinement As He Awaits Sentencing|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/derek-chauvin-held-in-23-hour-solitary-awaiting-sentencing.html|website=New York Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715134916/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/derek-chauvin-held-in-23-hour-solitary-awaiting-sentencing.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 12, 2021, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill allowed for the prosecution to seek a greater prison sentence after finding that Chauvin treated Floyd "with particular cruelty".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/judge-s-ruling-echoes-prosecution-s-points-setting-stage-for-chauvin-getting-longer-sentence/600056317/|title=Judge's ruling echoes prosecution's points, setting the stage for Chauvin getting longer sentence|first=Paul|last=Walsh|date=May 12, 2021|accessdate=May 12, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512213552/https://www.startribune.com/judge-s-ruling-echoes-prosecution-s-points-setting-stage-for-chauvin-getting-longer-sentence/600056317/|url-status=live}}</ref>

State prosecutors sought a sentence of 30 years' imprisonment for Chauvin based on the extreme cruelty he exhibited when he murdered Floyd, which "shocked the conscience". Chauvin sought probation instead of incarceration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/chauvin-seeks-probation-for-floyd-death-state-wants-30-years|title=Chauvin seeks probation for Floyd death, state wants 30 years|website=[[The Straits Times]] ([[Singapore]])|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602223708/http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/chauvin-seeks-probation-for-floyd-death-state-wants-30-years|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to {{frac|22|1|2}} years in prison (with credit given for the 199 days he had already served) on the second-degree murder charge, while the second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder charges remain not [[Adjudication|adjudicated]]. The earliest Chauvin could be eligible for release on parole would be in 2035 or 2036, when he will be close to 60 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arango |first1=Tim |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Derek Chauvin receives 22 and a half years for murder of George Floyd. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/derek-chauvin-22-and-a-half-years-george-floyd.html |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/derek-chauvin-22-and-a-half-years-george-floyd.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Under Chauvin's federal plea agreement, he will serve his state and federal sentences concurrently and be subject to five years of parole after release.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Paul |last2=Montemayor |first2=Stephen |date=2022-08-24 |title=Chauvin taken from state prison, heading to federal facility to serve time for killing George Floyd |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-taken-from-state-prison-heading-to-federal-facility-to-serve-time-for-killing-george-floyd/600200803/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824185610/https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-taken-from-state-prison-heading-to-federal-facility-to-serve-time-for-killing-george-floyd/600200803/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of his guilty plea deal in the federal civil rights case against him, Chauvin opted to serve his concurrent federal and state sentences in a federal prison.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Thrush |first1=Glenn |last2=Bogel-Burroughs |first2=Nicholas |date=2023-11-25 |title=Derek Chauvin Is Stabbed in Federal Prison, Minnesota Attorney General Says |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/us/derek-chauvin-prison-stabbing.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126151047/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/us/derek-chauvin-prison-stabbing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 24, 2022, Chauvin was transferred from the state correctional facility at Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, to [[Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson|FCI Tucson]], a [[medium-security]] federal facility in [[Arizona]].<ref name="KTVK">{{Cite news |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Derek Chauvin transferred to Tucson prison |url=https://www.azfamily.com/2022/08/25/derek-chauvin-transferred-tucson-prison/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825204126/https://www.azfamily.com/2022/08/25/derek-chauvin-transferred-tucson-prison/ |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |access-date=August 25, 2022 |work=[[KTVK]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He was later transferred to [[Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring|FCI Big Spring]], a low-security prison in [[Texas]], after being stabbed.<ref name="CTV News"/>

==Civil rights violations case==

The [[United States Department of Justice]] (DOJ) convened a [[grand jury]] in February 2021 to investigate whether Chauvin violated Floyd's civil rights as well as another incident in September 2017 when Chauvin restrained a 14-year-old boy for several minutes, using his knee to lean into the boy's back and hitting him with a flashlight several times. During the restraint, Chauvin ignored the boy's pleas that he could not breathe and the boy briefly lost consciousness. The 2017 incident was deemed inadmissible as evidence in Chauvin's murder trial.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Mannix|first1=Andy|last2=Jany|first2=Libor|date=February 24, 2021|title=Federal prosecutors convene a grand jury for civil rights investigation into ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/federal-prosecutors-convene-grand-jury-for-civil-investigation-into-ex-minneapolis-officer-derek-cha/600026569/|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224003400/https://www.startribune.com/federal-prosecutors-convene-grand-jury-for-civil-investigation-into-ex-minneapolis-officer-derek-cha/600026569/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Libor|last=Jany|date=November 18, 2020|title=Seeking to show the pattern of excessive force by Chauvin, prosecutors cite incident with a 14-year-old boy who couldn't breathe|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-prosecutors-cite-incident-with-14-year-old-boy-who-couldn-t-breathe/573105501/|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715140320/https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-prosecutors-cite-incident-with-14-year-old-boy-who-couldn-t-breathe/573105501/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Chauvin's murder conviction, the investigation was still underway, with the DOJ reportedly weighing whether to bring criminal charges against Chauvin for the 2017 incident.<ref name="priors">{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Mike |title=After Chauvin's conviction for Floyd murder, DOJ weighs charging him for 2017 incident involving Black teen: Source |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/chauvins-conviction-floyd-murder-doj-weighs-charging-2017/story?id=77254006 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |publisher=abcnews.go.com |access-date=April 23, 2021 |language=en |date=April 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427170650/https://abcnews.go.com/US/chauvins-conviction-floyd-murder-doj-weighs-charging-2017/story?id=77254006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federal investigators planned to charge Chauvin and the other three officers for federal civil rights violations, and intended to ask the grand jury to indict him for both the 2017 and 2020 incidents.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jimenez|first1=Omar|last2=Schneider|first2=Jessica|last3=Andone|first3=Dakin|date=April 29, 2021|title=DOJ to seek indictment of Derek Chauvin and three other ex-Minneapolis police officers, reports say|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/us/derek-chauvin-minneapolis-officers-federal-indictment/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429222400/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/us/derek-chauvin-minneapolis-officers-federal-indictment/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Chauvin, alongside his three co-officers, for constitutional civil rights violations for their involvement in the murder of George Floyd.<ref name="Independent57">{{cite web|last1=Vallejo|first1=Justin|date=May 7, 2021|title=George Floyd: Derek Chauvin and three ex-officers indicted on federal civil rights charges|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chauvin-george-floyd-civil-rights-b1843850.html|access-date=May 7, 2021|website=The Independent|location=New York|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507142154/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chauvin-george-floyd-civil-rights-b1843850.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These indictments caused the state court trial for the three other officers to be pushed back to start on March 7, 2022, from August 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Trial postponed to March 2022 for ex-officers charged with aiding and abetting murder in George Floyd death |url=https://www.startribune.com/state-trial-postponed-to-march-2022-for-ex-officers-charged-with-aiding-and-abetting-murder-in-georg/600056791/ |date=May 13, 2021 |first=Chao |last=Xiong |access-date=May 30, 2021 |website=[[Star Tribune]] |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220101720/https://www.startribune.com/state-trial-postponed-to-march-2022-for-ex-officers-charged-with-aiding-and-abetting-murder-in-georg/600056791/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Chauvin, also on May 7, 2021, was indicted by the same grand jury for violating the civil rights of the 14-year-old boy he arrested in the aforementioned September 2017 incident.<ref name="Independent57" /> The federal charges were to be prosecuted by Justice Department attorneys in [[Minnesota]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] On September 16, 2021, Chauvin pleaded not guilty to the charges related to the 2017 incident indictment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Niara |title=Derek Chauvin Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Alleging He Used Similar Restraint as One Used on George Floyd on Black Teen in 2017 |url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/09/17/derek-chauvin-pleads-not-guilty-to-indictment-alleging-he-used-similar-restraint-as-one-used-on-george-floyd-on-black-teen-in-2017/ |access-date=September 18, 2021 |agency=Atlanta Black Star |date=September 17, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918021950/https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/09/17/derek-chauvin-pleads-not-guilty-to-indictment-alleging-he-used-similar-restraint-as-one-used-on-george-floyd-on-black-teen-in-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Guilty plea ===
[[File:01 19 22 Warren E. Burger Federal Building, St. Paul (51833331800).jpg|thumb|Security fencing at the [[Warren E. Burger]] Federal Building in Saint Paul in preparation for the civil rights trial, January 19, 2022]]
Three months after initially entering a plea of not guilty to the federal charges, Chauvin requested a hearing to offer a revised plea.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mannix |first=Andy |date=December 13, 2021 |title=Derek Chauvin to change plea in federal civil rights case |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-to-change-plea-in-federal-civil-rights-case/600126689/ |access-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213200033/https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-to-change-plea-in-federal-civil-rights-case/600126689/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 15, 2021, Chauvin pleaded guilty to the federal charges of violating the rights of Floyd and to violating the rights of the 14-year-old boy in the 2017 incident.<ref name=Forliti1215>{{Cite news |last=Forliti |first=Amy |title=Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd's death |work=[[Associated Press News]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-george-floyd-minneapolis-race-and-ethnicity-st-paul-a8b12b1e3e0fedc1270c659e3428134e |access-date=December 15, 2021 |date=December 15, 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215073937/https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-george-floyd-minneapolis-race-and-ethnicity-st-paul-a8b12b1e3e0fedc1270c659e3428134e |url-status=live }}</ref> Chauvin admitted for the first time that he willfully violated Floyd's constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer, by continuously kneeling on Floyd's neck even though Floyd was handcuffed and not resisting at the time.<ref name="Forliti1215" /> Chauvin also admitted willfully violating Floyd's constitutional right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law, including the right to be free from a police officer's deliberate indifference to Floyd's serious medical needs.<ref name="Hutchinson">{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Bill |title=Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/derek-chauvin-pleads-guilty-federal-charges-violating-george/story?id=81766309 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=December 16, 2021 |date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216003729/https://abcnews.go.com/US/derek-chauvin-pleads-guilty-federal-charges-violating-george/story?id=81766309 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chauvin admitted that his knee had remained on Floyd's neck even after Floyd became unresponsive.<ref name="Forliti1215" /> In the plea, Chauvin also admitted violating the 14-year old's constitutional right to be free from the unreasonable force by a police officer stemming from a 2017 incident when he held the boy by the throat, hit him in the head with a flashlight, and knelt on the upper back of the boy who was prone, handcuffed, and not resisting.<ref name="Forliti1215" /><ref name="Hutchinson" />

According to the ''Wall Street Journal'', a plea deal was reached whereby federal prosecutors would request a 300-month (25-year) sentence to be served concurrently with the State of Minnesota sentence instead of the maximum life in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lemay|first=Madeline|date=December 15, 2021|title=Derek Chauvin Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Violating George Floyd's Civil Rights|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/derek-chauvin-pleads-guilty-to-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights-11639586275?mod=hp_lead_pos6|access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215201613/https://www.wsj.com/articles/derek-chauvin-pleads-guilty-to-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights-11639586275?mod=hp_lead_pos6|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 4, 2022, the judge presiding over the federal case accepted the plea deal, paving the way for a sentence of between 20 and 25 years in prison, to be served concurrently with his state sentence.<ref name="judge accepts">{{cite news |last1=Jimenez |first1=Omar |title=A federal judge accepts Derek Chauvin's plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/04/us/derek-chauvin-sentence-federal-civil-rights-trial/index.html |access-date=May 4, 2022 |work=CNN |date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504181852/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/04/us/derek-chauvin-sentence-federal-civil-rights-trial/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 7, 2022, Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison on the charges of violating the civil rights of George Floyd and the boy.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Senter |first1=Jay |last2=Dewan |first2=Shaila |date=July 7, 2022 |title=Killer of George Floyd Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating Civil Rights |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-sentence.html |access-date=July 7, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707205231/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-sentence.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the aftermath of the criminal and civil rights cases against him, Chauvin claimed that other evidence not presented at the criminal trial showed that a tumor may have contributed to Floyd's death and that he would not have pleaded guilty to federal charges had he been aware of it.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karnowski |first=Steve |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd |work=[[PBS]] |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/derek-chauvin-makes-another-bid-to-overturn-federal-conviction-in-murder-of-george-floyd |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125095953/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/derek-chauvin-makes-another-bid-to-overturn-federal-conviction-in-murder-of-george-floyd |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Topeka pathologist believes a rare tumor was the cause of George Floyd's death |work=The Topeka Capital-Journal |url=https://eu.cjonline.com/story/news/2023/11/15/topeka-pathologist-thinks-rare-tumor-was-cause-of-george-floyds-death/71591359007/}}</ref> Chauvin filed a motion in federal court in mid-November 2023 attempting to vacate the civil rights conviction.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Krauss |first=Louis |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin files motion attempting to overturn federal conviction |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-files-motion-attempting-to-overturn-federal-conviction/600320054/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125090529/https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-files-motion-attempting-to-overturn-federal-conviction/600320054/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Rochelle |last2=Sawyer |first2=Liz |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin expected to survive after prison stabbing |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/report-derek-chauvin-stabbed-seriously-injured-in-prison/600322234/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125061006/https://www.startribune.com/report-derek-chauvin-stabbed-seriously-injured-in-prison/600322234/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2024, US District court accepted Chauvin's demand to have Floyd's tissue remains tested again to check for alternative causes of deaths.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moser |first=Riley |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Motion allows George Floyd's heart tissue to be examined in Derek Chauvin's latest challenge to federal conviction |work=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/george-floyd-heart-tissue-test-derek-chauvin/ |access-date=December 21, 2024 }}</ref>

==Tax-evasion case==
On July 22, 2020, after he was charged with murder, Chauvin and his wife Kellie were separately charged in [[Washington County, Minnesota]], with nine counts of felony [[Tax evasion in the United States|tax evasion]]<ref name="bbc_07232020">{{cite news |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Floyd murder suspect charged with tax crimes |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53508640 |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614010338/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53508640 |archive-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> related to allegedly fraudulent [[state income tax]] returns from 2014 to 2019.<ref name="nyt-taxfraud">{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Will|date=July 22, 2020|title=Derek Chauvin Charged With Multiple Tax-Related Felonies in Minnesota|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/us/derek-chauvin-tax-fraud.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723014126/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/us/derek-chauvin-tax-fraud.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prosecutors said the couple had under-reported their joint income by $464,433, including more than $95,000 from Chauvin's security work.<ref>{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Neuman|title=Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/23/894535746/former-minnesota-police-officer-derek-chauvin-charged-with-tax-evasion|website=[[NPR]]|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723071250/https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/23/894535746/former-minnesota-police-officer-derek-chauvin-charged-with-tax-evasion|url-status=live}}</ref> The complaint also alleges failure to pay proper sales tax on a $100,000 [[BMW]] purchased in Minnesota in 2018, failure to declare income from Chauvin's wife's business, and improper deductions for a rental home.<ref name="ap-taxfraud">{{cite news |last=Forliti |first=Amy |date=July 22, 2020 |title=Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death faces 9 tax evasion counts |url=https://apnews.com/56bea6e3d1ea1aaeba129522df43294f |work=[[Associated Press News]] |access-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430225857/https://apnews.com/56bea6e3d1ea1aaeba129522df43294f |url-status=live}}</ref> Chauvin first appeared in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]] District Court for his tax-evasion case (number 82-CR-20-2813) on September 8, 2021. The pre-trial hearing was scheduled for January 21, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lick |first=Val |date=June 30, 2021 |title=Derek Chauvin's Tax Evasion Hearing Postponed |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/derek-chauvins-tax-fraud-hearing-postponed-minnesota/89-14028701-412f-4c31-bf7a-ad42fe0491c4 |access-date=July 1, 2021 |website=[[KARE-TV]]}}</ref><ref name="NextTrial">{{cite web |last=Olson |first=Rochelle |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Tax Evasion Case against Derek Chauvin and His Estranged Wife Pushed Out until after His Murder Trial |url=https://www.startribune.com/tax-evasion-case-against-derek-chauvin-and-his-estranged-wife-pushed-out-until-after-his-murder-tria/600011183/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421165127/https://www.startribune.com/tax-evasion-case-against-derek-chauvin-and-his-estranged-wife-pushed-out-until-after-his-murder-tria/600011183/ |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |website=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref> Chauvin pleaded guilty on March 17, 2023, and was sentenced to 13 months in prison, to run concurrently with his murder sentence with credit given for time already served.<ref name="nbctaxevasion">{{cite web |last=Li |first=David |date=17 March 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin, ex-officer convicted of killing George Floyd, pleads guilty to federal tax evasion |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-ex-officer-convicted-killing-george-floyd-pleads-guilty-rcna72173 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317183812/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/derek-chauvin-ex-officer-convicted-killing-george-floyd-pleads-guilty-rcna72173 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Karnowski |first1=Steve |last2=Ahmed |first2=Trisha |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case |work=[[Associated Press News]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-tax-evasion-334b34e0e16875b22d49159e753d1f29 |access-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203163212/https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-tax-evasion-334b34e0e16875b22d49159e753d1f29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Ramsey County jail discrimination complaint ==
Following his arrest on May 29, 2020, Chauvin was booked and processed at [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]]'s Adult Detention Center in Saint Paul.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Jon |date=August 9, 2022 |title=Ramsey County board approves $1.4 million discrimination suit settlement with jail employees |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/08/09/ramsey-county-board-approves-14-million-discrimination-suit-settlement-with-jail-employees |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203163212/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/08/09/ramsey-county-board-approves-14-million-discrimination-suit-settlement-with-jail-employees |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2020, eight correctional officers who work at the jail filed a discrimination complaint against their supervisors with the [[Minnesota Department of Human Rights]]. They alleged that during Chauvin's brief stay before his transfer to a state prison, non-White guards were not allowed to work on the fifth floor where Chauvin was being held. The complaint also alleged that a guard had witnessed a White lieutenant sit on Chauvin's bed and that she permitted Chauvin to use her cellphone. Responding to the complaint, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights said that it was opening an investigation to determine whether discrimination took place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Correctional Officers File Racial Discrimination Charges Over Guarding Derek Chauvin|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/23/881880233/correctional-officers-file-racial-discrimination-charges-over-guarding-derek-cha|access-date=June 23, 2020|newspaper=[[NPR]]|date=June 23, 2020|language=en|last1=Collins|first1=Jon|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715140234/https://www.npr.org/2020/06/23/881880233/correctional-officers-file-racial-discrimination-charges-over-guarding-derek-cha|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following a complaint that their charge never gained traction, in February 2021 the ''Star Tribune'' reported that the group pursued legal action and filed discrimination charges with the state Department of Human Rights. Their attorney said that his clients sued to hold Superintendent Steve Lydon and Ramsey County "responsible for the discrimination that occurred under their watch." The suit alleges the officers were informed that they would be reassigned because of Chauvin's arrival. One of the plaintiffs said that while he regularly processed and booked high-profile inmates, he was in the middle of patting down Chauvin when the superintendent told him to stop and replaced him with a White officer. The attorney for the group said that they felt "deeply humiliated and distressed" due to the discrimination they had experienced. The suit also says two other officers saw security camera footage that showed that a White female lieutenant "was granted special access" wherein she sat on Chauvin's bed and patted his back "while appearing to comfort him" and let Chauvin use a cellphone. In a statement provided to the ''Star Tribune'' by the sheriff's office, Lydon said he "was trying to 'protect and support' minority employees by shielding them from Chauvin".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Minyvonne |title=Minority jail officers were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, suspect in death of George Floyd, lawsuit alleges |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minority-officers-were-banned-guarding-derek-chauvin-jail-lawsuit-alleges-n1257176 |date=February 10, 2021 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428055338/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minority-officers-were-banned-guarding-derek-chauvin-jail-lawsuit-alleges-n1257176 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Prison attack ==
While serving his concurrent state and federal sentences at the FCI Tucson prison, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times with a [[shiv (weapon)|shank]] by another inmate while he and Chauvin were in the facility's law library at about 12:30 p.m. local time on November 24, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Derek Chauvin: Former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd stabbed in prison |work=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/derek-chauvin-former-police-officer-convicted-of-murdering-george-floyd-stabbed-in-prison-report-13015516 |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125095953/https://news.sky.com/story/derek-chauvin-former-police-officer-convicted-of-murdering-george-floyd-stabbed-in-prison-report-13015516 |archive-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":10" /> Prison employees performed "life-saving" measures on Chauvin who suffered serious bodily injury and was taken to a hospital for further evaluation and treatment.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Sisak |first=Michael |date=November 24, 2023 |title=Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says |url=https://www.startribune.com/ex-officer-derek-chauvin-convicted-in-george-floyds-killing-stabbed-in-prison-ap-source-says/600322229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125030639/https://www.startribune.com/ex-officer-derek-chauvin-convicted-in-george-floyds-killing-stabbed-in-prison-ap-source-says/600322229/ |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=November 24, 2023 |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Prior to the assault, Chauvin's lawyer had advocated for keeping him away from other inmates for his own protection.<ref name=":11">{{cite news |date=November 24, 2023 |title=Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin, Convicted in George Floyd's Killing, Stabbed in Prison, AP Source Says |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-11-24/ex-officer-derek-chauvin-convicted-in-george-floyds-killing-stabbed-in-prison-ap-source-says |url-status=live |access-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125095953/https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-11-24/ex-officer-derek-chauvin-convicted-in-george-floyds-killing-stabbed-in-prison-ap-source-says |archive-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> The stabbing attack on Chauvin was compared to the July 2023 prison assault on [[Larry Nassar]] and it raised further scrutiny of inmate safety in the federal prison system.<ref name=":11" /> Minnesota Attorney General [[Keith Ellison]] denounced the attack, stating that Chauvin "was duly convicted of his crimes and, like any incarcerated individual, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of retaliation or violence."<ref>{{cite web |date=November 25, 2023 |title=Prosecutors decry stabbing of ex-officer Derek Chauvin while incarcerated in George Floyd's killing |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/prosecutors-decry-stabbing-of-ex-officer-derek-chauvin-while-incarcerated-in-george-floyd-s-killing-1.6660859 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125204330/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/prosecutors-decry-stabbing-of-ex-officer-derek-chauvin-while-incarcerated-in-george-floyd-s-killing-1.6660859 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=[[CTV News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Paul |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Charges: Derek Chauvin stabbed 22 times by fellow inmate in law library |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/charges-derek-chauvin-stabbed-22-times-by-fellow-inmate-in-law-library/600323849/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202033231/https://www.startribune.com/charges-derek-chauvin-stabbed-22-times-by-fellow-inmate-in-law-library/600323849/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Federal prosecutors charged John Turscak, a 52-year old inmate, with attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.<ref>{{cite news |author=WCCO Staff |date=2024-01-06 |title=John Turscak, accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin in prison, pleads not guilty |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/john-turscak-accused-of-stabbing-derek-chauvin-in-prison-pleads-not-guilty/6 }}</ref> According to charging documents, the suspect told FBI agents he attacked Chauvin because he was a high-profile inmate and as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement with the attack occurring on [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] and with other reference to the [[Mexican Mafia]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Sisak |first=Michael |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/inmate-stabbed-derek-chauvin-22-times-charged-with-attempted-murder-prosecutors-say/600323837/ |access-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201224447/https://www.startribune.com/inmate-stabbed-derek-chauvin-22-times-charged-with-attempted-murder-prosecutors-say/600323837/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The suspect was a former FBI informant and gang member who had been featured in a book about organized crime leader [[Rene Enriquez (mobster)|Rene Enriquez]].<ref name=":10" />

==Personal life==
Chauvin's ex-wife is a real-estate agent and photographer,<ref name="ap-taxfraud" /> a [[History of the Hmong in Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Hmong refugee from Laos]], and the winner of the 2018 "Mrs. Minnesota" beauty pageant.<ref name="Belcamino" /><ref>{{cite news|title=False claim targets wife of police officer Derek Chauvin charged in George Floyd's death|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/01/false-claim-targets-wife-of-officer-charged-in-floyds-death/|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=June 1, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623040231/https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/01/false-claim-targets-wife-of-officer-charged-in-floyds-death/|url-status=live}}</ref> She filed for divorce the day before Chauvin was arrested for Floyd's murder,<ref name="request" /><ref name="bbc_07232020" /><ref name="Belcamino">{{cite news|last=Belcamino|first=Kristi|date=May 29, 2020|title=Derek Chauvin's wife filing for divorce after almost 10 years of marriage, report says|url=https://www.twincities.com/2020/05/29/derek-chauvins-wife-filing-for-divorce-report-says/|work=Twin Cities|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621183632/https://www.twincities.com/2020/05/29/derek-chauvins-wife-filing-for-divorce-report-says/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in February 2021.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin's Divorce Finalized |url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/02/04/former-mpd-officer-derek-chauvins-divorce-finalized/ |work=CBS Minnesota |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412161847/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/02/04/former-mpd-officer-derek-chauvins-divorce-finalized/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name="bbc2020-06-08">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52969205|title=George Floyd: What we know about the officers charged over his death|work=[[BBC News]]|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020|quote=Prior to his career in the police, Mr Chauvin served two stints in the US Army. He was a member of the military police from September 1996 to February 1997, and again from September 1999 to May 2000. His other previous jobs include security guard and McDonald's employee.|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616115837/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52969205|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="twincities2015-11-13">{{cite news|title=Minneapolis police officer involved in weekend shooting ID'd|url=https://www.twincities.com/2008/05/26/minneapolis-police-officer-involved-in-weekend-shooting-idd/|work=[[Twin Cities Pioneer Press]]|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=June 12, 2020|quote=Chauvin and another officer who responded had to force their way into the apartment. Toles ran from the officers as soon as they got inside, but they caught and tried to subdue him, according to police. In the struggle, Toles grabbed at one of the officer's guns. Chauvin fired at Toles and hit him in the torso.|archive-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612234655/https://www.twincities.com/2008/05/26/minneapolis-police-officer-involved-in-weekend-shooting-idd/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite journal|last=Radebe|first=Patrick|date=December 23, 2020|title=Derek Chauvin: Racist Cop or Product of a Racist Police Academy?|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021934720983501|journal=[[Journal of Black Studies]]|volume=52|issue=3|pages=231–247|language=en|doi=10.1177/0021934720983501|s2cid=232124851|ref=none}}

== External links ==
* ''[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/Chauvin-Sentencing/c14b8665cad28229/full.pdf Minnesota v. Chauvin]'', no. 27-CR-20-12646 (Minn. Dist. Ct. June 25, 2021) (sentencing memorandum) <!-- Note, [[Bluebook]] citation form for legal documents per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Legal]] -->
* ''[https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1456711/download United States v. Chauvin]'', no. 21-CR-108 (United States Dist. Ct., Dist. of Minn. December 15, 2021) (plea agreement and sentencing stipulations)<!-- Note, [[Bluebook]] citation form for legal documents per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Legal]] -->
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