By Terrance Turner March 26, 2021 (Updated April 20; updated June 25) BREAKING NEWS (June 25, 2021): Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. On April 20, the jury found Derek Michael Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degre manslaughter for the murder of … Continue reading Derek Chauvin Convicted For Murder Of George Floyd, Will Serve 22.5 Years In Prison
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Federal Charges Announced For Murder Of Breonna Taylor
By Terrance Turner September 23, 2020 (updated March 3, Aug. 4, 2022) U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced today that the Department of Justice has filed charges against four former and current Louisville police officers in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor. According to ABC News, the charges include civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, … Continue reading Federal Charges Announced For Murder Of Breonna Taylor
Protests Turn Violent After Video Emerges of Police Killing
George Floyd, who was killed by police on Monday. (Photo via Twitter: chloexhalle.) By Terrance Turner May 25, 2020 Large-scale protests have begun in Minneapolis and Houston tonight after video emerged of a black man being suffocated by Minnesota police. Tonight, four officers have been fired by the department after observer Darnella Frazier recorded a … Continue reading Protests Turn Violent After Video Emerges of Police Killing