Derek Chauvin considers plea deal in civil case to avoid life sentence
By Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News Troy Warren for CNT Former officer would serve time concurrently with 22½-year state sentence Former Minnesota police officer and convicted killer Derek Chauvin is considering a plea deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a potential life sentence on civil rights charges in George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis station WCCO-TV is reporting. The deal would allow Chauvin to serve a 20- to 25-year sentence concurrently with the 22½-year sentence that was handed down last week in state court, WCCO reported citing multiple sources. Chauvin would also be allowed to serve his sentence in a federal lockup.…