Killer ex-cop Derek Chauvin is close to reaching a plea deal on his federal civil rights charges that would allow him to escape life in prison for George Floyd’s murder, according to a report.
Multiple sources told WCCO that the former Minneapolis officer is close to the deal that would see him serving his sentence in federal prison, but at the same time as the 22½ years he already got on his state conviction for murdering Floyd in May last year.
It would include the 45-year-old former cop having to finally explain exactly what he did to Floyd and why he did it, WCCO said.
The deal would likely involve a 20- to 25-year sentence that he would serve at the same time as his state sentence, WCCO’s sources said. Without it, Chauvin faces life in prison on the charges, the outlet noted.
The negotiations with prosecutors could be what Chauvin was referring to when he told his sentencing hearing last week that he could not give a full statement because of “legal matters.”
Seventeen-year-old Erriyon Knighton finished third in the men’s 200-meter final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Sunday, becoming the youngest American man to make the team since 1964.
One day after finishing first in the semifinals and breaking Usain Bolt’s under-20 record with a time of 19.88 seconds, Knighton finished the final even faster in 19.84, trailing only Noah Lyles (19.74) and Kenny Bednarek (19.78).
Knighton is the youngest American man to compete on the Olympic track and field team since Jim Ryun reached the 1964 Olympics at 17 in the 1,500 meters.
A four-star football prospect at wide receiver, according to the 247Sports Composite Rating, Knighton turned professional as a sprinter and signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas in January.
Bolt won the last three Olympic gold medals in the 200 meters. Shawn Crawford was the last American to win gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
The Crown Prince of the Ville (Louisville) Ky, is back after dropping the heartfelt Ep Mr.17th , and the cinematic visual to " Movies" the Team 563 C.E.O gives you Episode 2 of his #Mr17th Vlog series, taking fans on a up & close and personal look through the streets where it all began , as well as a 1st class seat to one of his studio sessions, So after you catch up with Philly and the Team 563 movement , head over to spinrilla and listen to the full project if you haven't already (https://tinyurl.com/mr17thep)…. Then stay in touch with the CEO Philly Blocks via Twitter/IG @phillyblocks
Houston, Texas' newest face Fredo Pounds, is back with new visuals from the California inspired theme "Whats Hannin" off of his debut album "La Cocina" produced by Pots x Pans and itzCollegeBoii.
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Cardi B surprises the crowd and joins Migos for a turnt up performance of “Straightenin’” and “Type Sh*t” at the 2021 BET Awards.#CulturesBiggestNight#BETAwards
Lil’ Kim, Monie Love, Rapsody, and MC Lyte perform “Just Another Day,” “Ladies First,” and “UNITY” to honor Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Queen Latifah at the 2021 BET Awards.#CulturesBiggestNight#BETAwards
Swizz Beatz, The Lox, Method Man, Griselda, Track, Michael K Williams, Lil Buck and Busta Rhymes honor the late DMX by performing a medley of his top hits at the 2021 BET Awards.#CulturesBiggestNight#BETAwards
DJ Khaled is joined by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Da Baby, Lil Durk, and H.E.R. for performances of “Hats Off,” “I Did It,” and “Every Chance I Get” at the 2021 BET Awards.#CulturesBiggestNight#BETAwards
Yes it’s that Sylk-E-Fyne, the one who was signed by Eazy, was the conduit to the original version of Tupac appearing on Bone’s “Thug Luv” (she was on it too.) Still a very young woman, she’s been putting her foot on the gas the last few years. Now she’s back with an affirmation for the underdogs, who keep getting back at it, despite how many setbacks they have.
Prosecutors filed federal wire fraud and money laundering charges against Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, for "stealing more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses, including gambling trips," the Justice Department said in a Tuesday statement.
Kreuper, who served as principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., for nearly 30 years, has agreed to plead guilty. Prosecutors said that she embezzled the money over a 10-year period ending in 2018.
Kreuper, who took a vow of poverty as a nun, was "responsible for the money the school received to pay for tuition and fees, as well as charitable donations," according to the Tuesday statement.
She admitted to diverting funds into several accounts for the school and using the money "to pay for expenses that the order would not have approved, much less paid for, including large gambling expenses incurred at casinos and certain credit card charges."
Kreuper admitted to falsifying financial reports for the school. She is also accused of directing St. James School employees to change and destroy financial records during an audit, according to the Tuesday statement.
The retired nun could face a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison under the fraud and money laundering charges. She will be arraigned on July 1.
G Herbo goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex's Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods in New York City and talks about how he used to clean sneakers growing up, camping out for shoes, and why he loves Air Force 1s so much.
Red Cafe x Jadakiss x Fabolous x Fat Joe - Paper Touchin (Remix) (Official Music Video)
Visuals for the remix of Red Cafe's "Paper Touchin" that originally appeared on his 2008 "Eviction Notice" mixtape. Download it from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Red-Cafe-Eviction-Notice mixtape.17066.html
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue workers digging feverishly for a fifth day Monday stressed that they could still find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building, a hope family members clung to even though no one has been pulled out alive since the first hours after the structure fell.
The death toll rose by just four people Sunday, to a total of nine confirmed dead. But more than 150 people are still missing in Surfside.
Families of the missing rode buses to a site nearby from which they could watch teams at work Sunday: firefighters, sniffer dogs and search experts employing radar and sonar devices.
Andy Alvarez, a deputy incident commander with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday that rescuers have been able to find some voids inside the wreckage, mostly in the basement and parking garage areas.
“We have over 80 rescuers at a time that are breaching the walls that collapsed, in a frantic effort to try to rescue those that are still viable and to get to those voids that we typically know exist in these buildings,” Alvarez said.
“We have been able to tunnel through the building,” Alvarez added, and big cranes have helped rescuers lift “huge pieces of concrete” off the pile. “This is a frantic search to seek that hope, that miracle, to see who we can bring out of this building alive,” Alvarez said.
He said rescuers, like the families, are still hoping for good news. “You’ve gotta have hope and you’ve gotta have faith,” he said.
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai, head of a humanitarian delegation from Israel that includes several search-and-rescue experts, said the professionals have told him of cases where survivors were found after 100 hours or more.
“So don’t lose hope, that’s what I would say,” he said.
Some families had hoped their visit to the site near the 12-story building would enable them to shout messages to loved ones possibly buried deep inside the pile. As they returned to a nearby hotel, several paused to embrace as they got off the bus. Others walked slowly with arms around each other back to the hotel entrance.
“We are just waiting for answers. That’s what we want,” said Dianne Ohayon, whose parents, Myriam and Arnie Notkin, were in the building. “It’s hard to go through these long days and we haven’t gotten any answers yet.”
The building collapsed just days before a deadline for condo owners to start making steep payments toward more than $9 million in repairs that had been recommended nearly three years earlier, in a report that warned of “major structural damage.”
Authorities on Sunday identified the additional four people that had been recovered as Leon Oliwkowicz, 80; Christina Beatriz Elvira, 74; Ana Ortiz, 46; and Luis Bermudez, 26. The number of people left unaccounted for was 152, said Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. The last live person rescued was on Thursday, just hours after the collapse.
Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah explained that conditions at the site — the building pancaked when it fell — have frustrated crews looking for survivors. Alan Cominsky, chief of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, said his team is holding out hope of finding someone alive, but must continue to move slowly and methodically.
“The debris field is scattered throughout, and it’s compact, extremely compact,” he said, noting that teams must stabilize and shore up debris as they go.
“We can’t just go in and move things erratically, because that’s going to have the worst outcome possible,” he said.
Among the tools rescuers used was a microwave radar device developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and the Department of Homeland Security that “sees” through up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of solid concrete, according to Adrian Garulay, CEO of Spec Ops Group, which sells them. The suitcase-size device can detect human respiration and heartbeats and was being deployed Sunday by a seven-member search-and-rescue team from Mexico’s Jewish community.
Levine Cava said six to eight teams are actively searching the pile at any given time, with hundreds of team members on standby ready to rotate in. She said teams have worked around the clock since Thursday, and there was no lack of personnel.
President Joe Biden said in a statement he spoke with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about efforts on the ground after Criswell visited the site. Biden said his administration is prepared to provide assistance and support.
“This is an unimaginably difficult time for the families enduring this tragedy,” Biden said. “My heart goes out to every single person suffering during this awful moment.”
Crews spent Saturday night digging a trench that stretches 125 feet long, 20 feet across and 40 feet deep (38 meters long, 6 meters across and 12 meters deep), which, she said, allowed them to find more bodies and human remains.
Earl Tilton, who runs a search-and-rescue consulting firm in North Carolina, said rushing into the rubble without careful planning and execution would injure or kill rescuers and the people they are trying to save.
“Moving the wrong piece of debris at the wrong time could cause it to fall” on workers and crush them, he said.
But Tilton agreed families were not wrong to continue holding out hope. During past urban rescues, he said, rescuers have found survivors as long as a week past the initial catastrophe.
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