{"id":10069,"date":"2021-04-20T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=10069"},"modified":"2021-04-20T17:40:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T21:40:25","slug":"derek-chauvin-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-the-murder-of-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/04\/20\/derek-chauvin-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-the-murder-of-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/derek-chauvin.jpg?resize=329%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10070\" width=\"329\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/derek-chauvin.jpg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/derek-chauvin.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/derek-chauvin.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge asked each juror if the verdict was correct, thanked them&nbsp;and dismissed them. &#8220;I have to thank you, on behalf of the people of the state of Minnesota, for not only jury service, but heavy-duty jury service,&#8221; Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He revoked bail and told Chauvin to report back in eight weeks for sentencing. Chauvin, silent and&nbsp;wearing a gray suit and a light blue surgical mask, was handcuffed and taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Floyd&#8217;s brother Philonise Floyd was sitting with his head bowed and his hands folded in front of his face in prayer before the verdict was read. As each verdict&nbsp;was&nbsp;read, his hands increasingly shook and his head nodded up and down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May. 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