Police sued over April custody death of Oakland man
3 years ago

Police sued over April custody death of Oakland man

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of an Oakland man who died after police held him down filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday, contending officers asphyxiated him during a confrontation that drew protests and comparisons to the death of George Floyd. The report said Gonzalez died from the “toxic effects of methamphetamine” but that the “physiologic stress” from his struggling and being restrained by police contributed to his death, along with alcoholism and obesity. In a statement released after the coroner’s report was issued, Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi said the officers involved remain on administrative leave and their peace officer powers have been suspended. Joshi said he was committed to “full transparency and accountability into the tragic death of Mr. Gonzalez.” The lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of Gonzalez’s 5-year-old son, Mario Jr., and names the city of Alameda, the former interim police chief and the three officers. “If they had rolled him on his side when the first officer said to, my son’s father might still be here.” The Alameda County district attorney’s office, which is investigating Gonzalez’s death, didn’t immediately return an email seeking comment.

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Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says

Associated Press  

DECATUR, Ga. — The Georgia sun scorched the slab of concrete beneath Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano’s body when nurses found him in a puddle of his own excrement, vomiting, according to a complaint. Ramirez’s family, including his mother, Norma Bibiano, announced a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections on Thursday, alleging that officers’ negligent performance of their duties caused …

Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd’s murder
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd’s murder

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Donald Williams, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against former Officer Derek Chauvin in his 2021 murder trial, sued the city last …

3 Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez
8 months ago

3 Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez

LA Times  

Mario Gonzalez, 26, is detained in Alameda in April 2021 in this still from an officer’s body camera video, which goes on to show police pinning him to the ground facedown until he became unresponsive. The Alameda County district attorney’s Public Accountability Unit reopened the case in 2023, and a second autopsy determined that Gonzalez had died as “a result …

Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers
1 year ago

Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers

Associated Press  

TACOMA, Wash. — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was beaten, shocked and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk made their final arguments to the jury Wednesday before the prosecution had the final say and the jury was told to return Thursday to begin deliberations. Two of the officers’ lawyers focused their …

Former cop Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, stabbed in US prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Former cop Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, stabbed in US prison

Hindustan Times  

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. FILE - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday, …

George Floyd Death: Ex-Minnesota Cop Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
2 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd Death: Ex-Minnesota Cop Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

News 18  

Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison by an US court on Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 arrest. Derek Chauvin was initially sentenced to prison for 21 years but senior US district court Judge Paul Magnuson subtracted seven months for time served. “This sentence should send a strong message …

George Floyd death: Former US cop Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in prison
2 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd death: Former US cop Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in prison

India TV News  

Highlights African American man George Floyd died in May 2020. George Floyd death: African American man George Floyd's death which took place in May 2020, is again making headlines, as former US cop, Derek Chauvin got sentenced to 21 years in prison for his "racially motivated" killing. "The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 46, …

Police officer convicted of George Floyd murder appeals ruling
3 years, 3 months ago

Police officer convicted of George Floyd murder appeals ruling

Al Jazeera  

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed an intent to appeal with the Minnesota state appellate court in his murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose death in May 2020 sparked protests across the United States. Chauvin also listed alleged issues with the trial itself, including the addition of the third-degree murder charge …

Family sues over police death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma
3 years, 3 months ago

Family sues over police death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The family of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died while being restrained by Tacoma police officers who have since been charged criminally, has filed a federal lawsuit over his death. Attorneys for Ellis’ sister, Monet Carter-Mixon, and mother, Marcia Carter, filed the civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Tacoma late Friday against …

3 officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death
3 years, 6 months ago

3 officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state police officers pleaded not guilty Friday in the death of Manuel Ellis, another Black man who pleaded for breath under an officer’s knee. He is accused of kneeling on Ellis’ back and shoulder as he repeatedly told them he couldn’t breathe, according …

George Floyd anniversary: Mario Gonzalez killed in a police hold that was like ‘drowning on dry land’
3 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd anniversary: Mario Gonzalez killed in a police hold that was like ‘drowning on dry land’

The Independent  

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Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
3 years, 7 months ago

Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case. “These officers used the lowest degree of force possible given the intensity of Mr. Gonzalez’s …

Family says California man died in ‘same manner’ as George Floyd
3 years, 7 months ago

Family says California man died in ‘same manner’ as George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

Police have released body cam footage showing Mario Gonzalez pinned to the ground by police before his death. “The police killed my brother in the same manner they killed George Floyd,” said the dead man’s brother, Gerardo Gonzalez, at a news conference on Tuesday night, shortly after the body camera footage was released. Brother of #MarioGonzalez: “the police killed my …

Outrage grows as new video shows Latino man dying after Bay Area police pin him for 4 minutes
3 years, 7 months ago

Outrage grows as new video shows Latino man dying after Bay Area police pin him for 4 minutes

LA Times  

In this image taken from body camera video, Alameda police officers attempt to take 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez into custody April 19, an encounter that ended in Gonzalez’s death. Julia Sherwin, an attorney for Gonzalez’s family, said the young man’s death was “completely avoidable.” She said officers should never have laid hands on him, let alone put him prone on the …

Evidence in Chauvin case contradicted first police statement
3 years, 8 months ago

Evidence in Chauvin case contradicted first police statement

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Moments after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, copies of the original Minneapolis police statement began recirculating on social media. “If it wasn’t for this 17-year-old who took the video, Derek Chauvin would in all likelihood still be on the police force training officers,” said Andre Johnson, a University of Memphis professor …

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury
3 years, 8 months ago

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year over the harrowing video of Chauvin with his knee on the Black man’s neck. The judge told Chauvin’s attorney: “Congresswoman Waters may …

What happens to Derek Chauvin now that he’s been convicted of murdering George Floyd
3 years, 8 months ago

What happens to Derek Chauvin now that he’s been convicted of murdering George Floyd

LA Times  

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read. Twelve jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, ultimately deciding that Chauvin caused Floyd’s death and that his actions were not that of a reasonable …

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
3 years, 8 months ago

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder

NPR  

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder Enlarge this image toggle caption Court TV/AP Court TV/AP The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County's medical examiner, Dr. Andrew Baker, testified that Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest resulting from "law enforcement subdual, restraint …

Derek Chauvin Trial: 4 Big Takeaways From Prosecution's 'Very Strong' Week
3 years, 8 months ago

Derek Chauvin Trial: 4 Big Takeaways From Prosecution's 'Very Strong' Week

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin moved methodically through its second week of testimony, giving the jury a more complete picture of the forces that shaped Chauvin’s deadly interaction with George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Howard University associate law professor Justin Hansford told HuffPost he was “not really impressed” with the prosecution’s first …

Trial of officer for death of George Floyd delayed temporarily
3 years, 9 months ago

Trial of officer for death of George Floyd delayed temporarily

Al Jazeera  

Derek Chauvin’s trial is delayed until Tuesday, at least, as an additional murder charge is considered. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was delayed until at least Tuesday morning as the judge contended with a last-minute order by a higher court to reconsider adding the murder charge. Judge Peter Cahill of …

Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial
3 years, 9 months ago

Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after bystander video showed him pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck, ignoring the Black man’s cries that he couldn’t breathe. Jury selection begins Monday in Derek Chauvin’s trial, which is expected to come down to two key questions: Did Chauvin’s actions cause Floyd’s death, and were …

Derek Chauvin will be tried alone in George Floyd’s killing
3 years, 11 months ago

Derek Chauvin will be tried alone in George Floyd’s killing

CNN  

CNN — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, will be tried separately from the other officers because of the ongoing pandemic, according to a Hennepin County District Court ruling. The judge ruled the “physical limitations” of the county’s largest courtroom in Minneapolis “make it impossible to comply with Covid-19 physical …

Ex-officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried separately
3 years, 11 months ago

Ex-officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried separately

Al Jazeera  

Judge rules that Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who held his his knee on Floyd’s neck, will be tried alone. Derek Chauvin the white police officer who held his knee on the neck of George Floyd for several minutes will be tried separately from the three other former officers accused in his death, according to scheduling court orders filed …

Lead cop in George Floyd case had record of overusing restraints, prosecutors reveal
4 years, 3 months ago

Lead cop in George Floyd case had record of overusing restraints, prosecutors reveal

LA Times  

From left, former Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, all of whom have been charged in the death of George Floyd. A white police officer accused in the death of George Floyd had used neck or head and upper-body restraints seven times before, including four incidents in which prosecutors say he went too …

Attorney for Minneapolis police officer says he’ll argue George Floyd died of an overdose and a heart condition
4 years, 4 months ago

Attorney for Minneapolis police officer says he’ll argue George Floyd died of an overdose and a heart condition

LA Times  

The public quickly reached its verdict: Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. “He killed himself.” Free to speak publicly since a judge lifted a gag order on all parties in the case late last month, Gray said he plans to argue that Floyd died from an overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl and an underlying heart condition. The body camera videos …

George Floyd: Judge threatens to move murder trial out of Minneapolis
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd: Judge threatens to move murder trial out of Minneapolis

CNN  

CNN — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd and the three other officers accused of aiding and abetting in his death appeared in court on Monday for a pretrial hearing. Asked about the allegations Monday evening on CNN’s “Erin Burnett Out Front,” Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, denied Paule’s claims of media leaks. …

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