25 May 202020:02 CDT
911 call about a counterfeit 20 dollar bill
Minneapolis 911 received a report that a customer had tried to use a counterfeit 20 dollar bill at Cup Foods, according to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Court case
How the Derek Chauvin and George Floyd cases unfolded
George Floyd died on 25 May 2020 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest over a suspected counterfeit bill. Chauvin was convicted of murder in state court and pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges. Three other former officers were convicted in federal court and pleaded guilty or were found guilty in state court.
25 May 2020 to today · 34 dated events · 23 sources
Where it stands now · as of 1 November 2026
Chauvin's state murder conviction and federal guilty plea stand, and he is held in a federal prison in Texas, MPR News reported. His appeal to the Minnesota Court of Appeals against the May 2026 denial of a postconviction petition and a third petition filed in August 2026 are pending, according to MPR News and Fox News.
In 30 seconds: the turning points
- 25 May 2020 Floyd is held prone with Chauvin's knee on his neck
- 25 May 2020 Floyd pronounced dead
- 20 Apr 2021 Jury convicts Chauvin on all three counts
- 25 Jun 2021 Chauvin sentenced to 270 months
- 15 Dec 2021 Chauvin pleads guilty to federal civil rights charges
- 24 Feb 2022 Federal jury convicts Kueng, Thao and Lane
Stage
1. Investigation
2. Charged
3. Trial
4. Verdict
5. Sentence
6. Appeal
7. Final
Timeline of events
Overview · 25 May 2020 to 18 Aug 2026 · click a dot to jump
2020
25 May 202020:08 CDT
Officers Kueng and Lane find George Floyd in a parked car
Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane arrived and found George Floyd in a parked car near the store, the appeals court said.
25 May 202020:19 CDT
Turning point
Floyd is held prone with Chauvin's knee on his neck
Four officers forced Floyd into a prone position, and Derek Chauvin pressed one knee into his neck and the other into his back, according to the appeals court. It said the prone restraint lasted about nine minutes and 29 seconds.
25 May 202020:25 CDT
Kueng reports he cannot find a pulse
Kueng said he could not find a pulse, and Chauvin did not lift his knee, the appeals court said. It found Floyd had stopped speaking about four minutes and 45 seconds into the restraint and became unresponsive about 53 seconds later.
25 May 202021:25 CDT
Turning point
Floyd pronounced dead
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner recorded the time of death as 9:25 p.m. at the Hennepin Healthcare emergency room in Minneapolis.
1 Jun 2020
Medical examiner classifies the death as a homicide
The medical examiner gave the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression, and the manner as homicide. The report listed heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use as other significant conditions, and said manner of death is not a legal finding of culpability.
2021
8 Mar 2021
State murder trial of Chauvin begins
The trial in Hennepin County District Court began on 8 March 2021 and jury selection started the next day, according to the appeals court. Chauvin faced charges of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter.
20 Apr 2021
Turning point
Jury convicts Chauvin on all three counts
The jury found Chauvin guilty of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. The court entered a conviction and sentenced him only on the second degree murder count. The Attorney General's Office said the third degree murder verdict was later vacated after a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling on that law.
7 May 2021
Four former officers indicted on federal civil rights charges
A federal grand jury indictment, unsealed on 7 May 2021, charged Chauvin with using unreasonable force, Kueng and Tou Thao with failing to intervene, and all four with failing to give medical aid. A separate indictment charged Chauvin over the 2017 restraint of a 14 year old. All were presumed innocent.
25 Jun 2021
Turning point
Chauvin sentenced to 270 months
Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 270 months in prison on the second degree murder count, an upward departure from the state sentencing guidelines, with 199 days of credit.
15 Dec 2021
Turning point
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal civil rights charges
Chauvin changed his plea to guilty in federal court in Minnesota, Reuters reported. The Justice Department said he admitted depriving Floyd and the 14 year old of their constitutional rights.
2022
24 Feb 2022
Turning point
Federal jury convicts Kueng, Thao and Lane
After a trial of nearly five weeks in St. Paul, a federal jury found all three former officers guilty of failing to give Floyd medical aid, and Kueng and Thao also guilty of failing to intervene, the Justice Department said.
18 May 2022
Lane pleads guilty in state court
Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, and the state dropped the murder charge against him, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said.
7 Jul 2022
Chauvin receives 252 month federal sentence
A federal judge sentenced Chauvin to 252 months in prison, the Justice Department said. CNN reported the term was reduced by seven months for time served, leaving 245 months, and that prosecutors asked for it to run concurrently with the state sentence.
21 Jul 2022
Lane sentenced to 30 months in the federal case
Lane was sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release, the Justice Department said.
27 Jul 2022
Kueng and Thao receive federal sentences
Kueng was sentenced to 36 months and Thao to 42 months in federal prison for their February 2022 convictions, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said. AP also reported the three and three and a half year terms.
21 Sep 2022
Lane sentenced to 36 months in state case
Lane was sentenced to 36 months, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence, the Attorney General's Office said.
24 Oct 2022
Kueng pleads guilty and Thao agrees to a judge trial
On the day their state trial was due to start, Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, and Thao agreed to let the judge decide a manslaughter charge on stipulated evidence, the Attorney General's Office said.
9 Dec 2022
Kueng sentenced to 42 months in state case
Kueng was sentenced to three and a half years for aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, to run concurrently with his federal sentence, ABC News reported.
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17 Apr 2023
Turning point
Minnesota Court of Appeals affirms Chauvin's conviction
A three judge panel in an opinion by Judge Reyes, joined by Judges Larson and Klaphake, rejected all of Chauvin's arguments and affirmed the second degree murder conviction and the 270 month sentence.
1 May 2023
Judge finds Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter
Judge Cahill found Thao guilty of aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter after the stipulated evidence trial, in a ruling filed on 1 May 2023 and released the next day, AP reported. Sahan Journal also reported the verdict.
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, MinnesotaAssociated Press (via Click2Houston)Sahan Journal
Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour)
Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour)18 Jul 2023
Minnesota Supreme Court declines to review
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Chauvin's petition for review of the appeals court decision in a one page order, AP reported. Chauvin's later court filing gives the same date.
4 Aug 2023
Federal appeals court upholds Thao's federal sentence
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thao's federal civil rights conviction, MPR News reported. AP reported on 7 August 2023 that an appeals court had upheld his three and a half year federal sentence.
7 Aug 2023
Thao sentenced in state court
Thao faced sentencing before Judge Cahill on 7 August 2023, AP reported, and AP later reported he was serving a state sentence of four and three quarter years concurrently with his federal term.
20 Nov 2023
Turning point
US Supreme Court declines Chauvin's appeal
The US Supreme Court rejected Chauvin's appeal of his state murder conviction without giving reasons, AP reported. His later filing gives the same date.
24 Nov 2023
Turning point
Chauvin stabbed in federal prison in Tucson
Chauvin was stabbed 22 times in the law library at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, ABC News reported. Reuters reported that prosecutors said he was stabbed about 22 times. Officials said he was stable and expected to recover, ABC reported.
1 Dec 2023
Fellow inmate charged with attempted murder
The Justice Department charged a fellow inmate with attempted murder and assault offences over the attack, Reuters and ABC News reported.
2024
8 Jan 2024
US Supreme Court declines Thao's federal appeal
The US Supreme Court declined to review Thao's federal civil rights conviction, AP reported. AP said Chauvin was separately challenging his federal conviction.
23 Nov 2024
Chauvin files his first postconviction petition
Chauvin filed a petition for postconviction relief in Hennepin County District Court and asked for leave to amend it, according to his later filing. MPR News reported that a petition filed in late 2024 was rejected.
2025
7 Apr 2025
First petition dismissed without prejudice
The district court dismissed the petition without prejudice to refiling within the time allowed by law, according to Chauvin's later filing.
20 Nov 2025
Second postconviction petition seeks a new trial
Chauvin filed a new petition asking the court to vacate his sentence and order a new trial. He argued that the state's medical experts gave opinions without foundation and that police supervisors gave false testimony about training.
2026
1 May 2026
Turning point
Judge denies the second petition
Hennepin County Judge Paul Scoggin denied the petition, MPR News reported. Fox News reported that the 41 page order, dated 1 May, found the claims barred because they were or could have been raised earlier.
“None of the claims raised in this Petition for Post-Conviction Relief warrant relief.”Hennepin County District Court order, as quoted by Fox News, Fox News
29 Jun 2026
18 Aug 2026
Third postconviction petition challenges the prosecution itself
Chauvin filed a third petition asking the court to vacate the conviction and dismiss the charges, MPR News reported. It argued that the governor's assignment of Attorney General Keith Ellison to prosecute was illegitimate and that no grand jury had been convened.
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Sources
23 records, ranked by type- 1Official record17 Apr 2023State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin, No. A21-1228 (opinion), 989 N.W.2d 1Minnesota Court of Appeals (text via Midpage) · app.midpage.ai
- 2Official record1 Jun 2020Press release report, Floyd, George Perry, case 2020-3700 (update 1 June 2020)Hennepin County Medical Examiner (copy hosted by Snopes) · snopes.com
- 3Official record25 Jun 2021Sentencing order, State v. Chauvin, 27-CR-20-12646Hennepin County District Court (Minnesota Judicial Branch) · mncourts.gov
- 4Government document24 Oct 2022J. Alexander Kueng pleads guilty to 2nd-degree manslaughter in death of George FloydMinnesota Attorney General's Office · ag.state.mn.us
- 5Government document7 May 2021Four former Minneapolis police officers indicted on federal civil rights charges for death of George FloydUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · justice.gov
- 6Government document21 Jul 2022Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 30 months in prison for depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rightsUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · justice.gov
- 7News report15 Dec 2021Derek Chauvin changes plea to guilty in George Floyd civil rights caseReuters (via CNBC Africa) · cnbcafrica.com
- 8News report7 Jul 2022Derek Chauvin sentenced to 245 months in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rightsCNN (via KION) · kioncentralcoast.com
- 9Subject's own statement20 Nov 2025Memorandum in support of petition for postconviction relief, State v. Chauvin, 27-CR-20-12646Derek Chauvin, petitioner (court filing hosted by Alpha News) · alphanews.org
- 10News report1 Dec 2023Man charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison: DOJ
ABC News (via ABC7) · abc7.com - 11News report9 Jan 2024Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying
Associated Press (via KSL) · ksl.com - 12News report7 Aug 2023Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao to face sentencing for role in George Floyd's killing Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour) · pbs.org
- 13News report2 May 2023Ex-officer Tou Thao found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd killingSahan Journal · sahanjournal.com
- 14News report9 Dec 2022Officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back sentenced ABC News (Good Morning America) · goodmorningamerica.com
- 15News report9 Jul 2026Former cop Derek Chauvin appeals judge's rejection of bid for new trial in George Floyd murder case
Fox News · foxnews.com - 16News report18 Aug 2026Derek Chauvin again seeking to overturn state conviction for murder of George FloydMPR News · mprnews.org
- 17News report1 Jul 2026Derek Chauvin continues to pursue appeal of conviction for murder of George FloydMPR News · mprnews.org
- 18News report2 May 2023Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd's killingAssociated Press (via Click2Houston) · click2houston.com
- 19News report4 Aug 2023Court of appeals upholds Thao's federal civil rights convictionMPR News · mprnews.org
- 20News report20 Nov 2023Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George FloydAssociated Press (via ClickOnDetroit) · clickondetroit.com
- 21News report19 Jul 2023Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask US Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George FloydAssociated Press (via ClickOnDetroit) · clickondetroit.com
- 22News report2 Dec 2023US inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times in prison
Reuters (via Malay Mail) · malaymail.com - 23News report1 Jun 2020County officials rule George Floyd death was a homicide
NPR · npr.org
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