Jurors took eight hours to find Chauvin, 45, responsible for the father-of-five’s death, convicting him of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Since each of the charges against Chauvin was separate, the jury had to reach a verdict for each count.
The jurors had had to conclude that the former officer’s actions were a “substantial causal factor” in Mr Floyd’s death and that his use of force was unreasonable.
Chauvin now faces up to 40 years in prison. Last night he was denied bail ahead of sentencing which is expected in around eight weeks.
Minneapolis was braced for violent unrest as more than 3,000 members of the National Guard were drafted into the largely boarded-up city.
Another 1,100 officers from agencies across Minnesota joined Operation Safety Net to stop a repeat of the violence that erupted after Mr Floyd’s death last May.
The verdict came swiftly just a day after lawyers presented their closing arguments, the culmination of three weeks of witness testimonies.
The 12 jurors heard 45 witnesses, 38 from the prosecution and seven for Chauvin’s defence.
Protests
This story is from the April 21, 2021 edition of Daily Express.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the April 21, 2021 edition of Daily Express.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Klopp recalls moment Reds hit back from Villa bust-up
JURGEN'S FOND MEMORIES OF CRUCIAL 2019 VICTORY
STARS DIMMED
City don't even need Stones and Grealish
All a flutter over Rutter
FARKE FURY OVER REF CALL
UNTOUCHABLE
Foster backs Peaty to lead another British gold rush
'CONTRACT KILLER'
North tips Koepka for sixth Major win
Consumer jitters cool Currys' sales to £9bn
CURRYS is set to reveal slower yearly sales as it grapples with more fragile consumer demand after shrugging off foreign takeover interest.
'I'm watching the spring flowers come up thinking this is probably my last spring'
Assisted dying campaigner Dame Esther on the 'constant background' of terminal cancer
'When I go back I cry...I saw bodies brought off that beach'
D-DAY warriors have recalled the bravery and the horror of the historic landings as they mark the invasion's 80th anniversary.
Non-binary winner 'really sad' about protests at Eurovision...as public gives UK 'nul points'
WINNER Nemo yesterday branded chaotic scenes and protests at the Eurovision final as \"really sad\" - insisting the song contest should have been about \"love and unity\".
Skydivers pay a flying visit to London's Tower Bridge
SKYDIVERS soar through Tower Bridge in the first ever wingsuit flight at the London landmark.