Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years.
In the span of nearly a year, he was filmed kneeling on George Floyd‘s neck for more than nine minutes, fired from the police department and convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death.
Here’s what we know about the officer convicted on April 20 in Floyd’s murder.
He had 18 prior complaints against him
Before he knelt on Floyd’s neck, Chauvin was the subject of 18 prior complaints filed with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal Affairs.
Police confirmed the complaints were filed but didn’t detail why they were filed or what they entailed.
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National columnist Suzette Hackney is in Minneapolis for the trial of Derek Chauvin, reporting on the people, the scene and the mood.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sits day after day in a Hennepin County courtroom, listening to testimony and writing on a legal pad. His note-taking is constant.
I wish I knew what he was writing. Chauvin is apparently on an island, with only his defense attorneys. There is a chair reserved in the courtroom for his friends and family. Most days, no one sits there.
By contrast, members of George Floyd s family take turns daily sitting in the one allotted seat reserved for them in the back corner of the courtroom. Only two reporters are in the courtroom, one pool representative from a print organization and one from broadcast.