Derek Chauvin scribbled his lawyer’s phone number on his hand in anticipation of having his bail revoked over murder of George Floyd
- Derek Chauvin reportedly scribbled his lawyer’s phone number on the palm of his hand before he was escorted out of a Minneapolis courtroom on Tuesday
- The number is said to have belonged to the former cop’s lawyer, Eric Nelson
- In an image from the courtroom, smeared black ink is seen on Chauvin’s palm
- Chauvin wrote the number down in anticipation of having his bail revoked
Derek Chauvin reportedly scribbled his lawyer’s phone number on the palm of his hand before he was escorted out of a Minneapolis courtroom after being found guilty on all three charges in the George Floyd case.
The number is said to have belonged to the former cop’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, and was visible as he stood up from his seat.
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According to TMZ, Chauvin wrote the number down before the verdict and in anticipation of having his bail revoked.
Derek Chauvin reportedly scribbled his lawyer’s phone number on the palm of his hand before he was escorted out of a Minneapolis courtroom after being found guilty on all three charges in the George Floyd case
The number is said to have belonged to the former cop’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, and was visible as he stood up from his seat
Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
After being escorted out of the courtroom, Chauvin was booked into Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights around 4.55pm on Tuesday.
Chauvin will likely remain at the facility until his sentencing in about two months. He faces a maximum of 75 years in prison for the charges.
Chauvin, 45, was accused of killing Floyd by pinning his knee on the 46-year-old black man’s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds, as he lay face-down in handcuffs
Floyd, 46, died May 25 after being arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill for a pack of cigarettes at a corner market.
He panicked, pleaded that he was claustrophobic and struggled with police when they tried to put him in a squad car. They put him on the ground instead.
The centerpiece of the case was the excruciating bystander video of Floyd gasping repeatedly, ‘I can’t breathe’ and onlookers yelling at Chauvin to stop as the officer pressed his knee on or close to Floyd’s neck for what authorities say was 9 1/2 minutes. Floyd slowly went silent and limp.
In the wake of Floyd’s death, demonstrations and scattered violence broke out in Minneapolis, around the country and beyond. The furor also led to the removal of Confederate statues and other offensive symbols such as Aunt Jemima.
In the months that followed, numerous states and cities restricted the use of force by police, revamped disciplinary systems or subjected police departments to closer oversight.
The ‘Blue Wall of Silence’ that often protects police accused of wrongdoing crumbled after Floyd´s death: The Minneapolis police chief quickly called it ‘murder’ and fired all four officers, and the city reached a staggering $27million settlement with Floyd´s family as jury selection was underway.
Police-procedure experts and law enforcement veterans inside and outside the Minneapolis department, including the chief, testified for the prosecution that Chauvin used excessive force and went against his training.
Medical experts for the prosecution said Floyd died of asphyxia, or lack of oxygen, because his breathing was constricted by the way he was held down on his stomach, his hands cuffed behind him, a knee on his neck and his face jammed against the ground.