Derek Chauvin To Change Plea In Federal Case

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to change his plea in the federal civil rights case against him in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin, 45, originally pleaded not guilty in September.

Chauvin is set to appear in federal court Wednesday in St. Paul at 9 a.m.

In May, a federal grand jury indicted former officers Chauvin, Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao. The federal charges came after Chauvin was convicted in state court of murder in Floyd's death.

The three-count indictment in the death of Floyd claims that the four men — acting in their capacity as police officers — "willfully deprived Mr. Floyd of his constitutional rights." Their actions resulted in Floyd's death, the indictment states.

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