Derek Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd, faces 75 years behind bars, bail revoked

Justice at last!

Derek Chauvin was handcuffed and taken away to the cells on Tuesday after Judge Peter Cahill revoked his bail, ahead of sentencing for the murder of George Floyd. 

The 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of all counts at the end of a three-week trial, with the jury taking just ten hours to reach their unanimous verdict. After the verdict was read out at 4pm local time, Chauvin, showing no emotion, was taken straight to the cells in Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial was held, for processing. Later on Tuesday he was transferred to Oak Park Heights, 25 miles east of Minneapolis, on the border with Wisconsin. 

Oak Park Heights is the state's only Level 5 maximum security prison. It has space for up to 473 inmates, and is regarded as one of the safest for high-risk offenders. 

Only one person has been murdered within the facility since it opened its doors in 1982, and no one has ever escaped.

Crowds chanted "justice" and "Black lives matter" outside the Minneapolis courtroom and at the location where George Floyd was killed after hearing that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all three charges in Floyd's death.

Rest in peace George Floyd! 

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