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Two of George Floyd’s Killers Head to Their New Home: Federal Prison
The two are set to begin their sentences, yet the facility where they’ll serve them out remains undisclosed.
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Ex-Minneapolis Thomas Lane Ordered Report To Colorado Prison In Floyd Killing
The former officer will to a low-security federal prison in Colorado on August 30th to serve a two-and-a-half year sentence
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Kim Potter Sentenced Just Two Years in Prison for the Killing of Daunte Wright
The prosecution was seeking a prison sentence of Seven years and Two months
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Yes, Derek Chauvin Was Found Guilty in the Death of George Floyd, But What’s…Next?
Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes until he became unresponsive and later died, was found guilty of murder Tuesday. Chauvin’s bail was revoked, and he was immediately taken into custody. Here is everything we know about what happens next for Chauvin: Chauvin is being held…
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Prosecutors Seek to Reintroduce 3rd-Degree Murder Charges Against Derek Chauvin in the Death of George Floyd
The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments this afternoon from prosecutors who wish to reintroduce a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, the Star Tribune reports. Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes in May 2020, is scheduled to begin trial Monday…
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Man Gets 9 Years for Assaulting Gay Couple at NYC Restaurant
Bayna Lekheim El-Amin, 42, received nine years in prison for assaulting Jonathan Snipes and boyfriend Ethan York Adams at a Dallas BBQ restaurant in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, the New York Daily News reports. Apparently Snipes thought he heard El-Amin call the gay couple “f—gots,” and so he hit him with his canvas bag…
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Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Murder of Girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but some are already criticizing the ruling, saying it was far too lenient, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the sentence for murder is a far cry from the more typical 15 years dictated by…