Judge hands down sentence in George Floyd’s death

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin received a 22½-year prison sentence on Friday. That’s short of the prosecution’s request for 30 years, and he could get parole for good behavior after serving two-thirds of the sentence.

What were the charges? A jury in April convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes before the 46-year-old African American died. Judge Peter Cahill exceeded the state’s sentencing guidelines and denied Chauvin’s request for a new trial. Members of Floyd’s family and Chauvin’s mother spoke at the sentencing. Chauvin still faces a federal civil rights trial.

Dig deeper: Read Sharon Dierberger’s report from Minneapolis as the city reopened the square near where Floyd died on May 25, 2020, and the site of protests.