Third Degree Murder Charge Reinstated For Chauvin

March 11, 2021 Crime, Police

Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said Thursday that he will reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd.

Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes May 25, is already charged with second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years, as well as second-degree manslaughter. The third-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years.

Cahill dismissed the charge last fall because he believed that the circumstances of Chauvin’s case did not fit, but an appellate ruling in an unrelated case provided new grounds for it days before the trial started and ordered him to reconsider.

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#BreakingNews Judge Peter Cahill has reinstated the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. https://t.co/IW8W1gkv0i

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