Derek Chauvin, a former police officer who was arrested and charged for the murder of 46-year-old George Floyd, was accused of illegally voting in Florida while living in Minnesota.

Florida Attorney Dan Helm, a Democrat and candidate for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, sent a letter to Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala asking her to pursue charges against the officer for voting in Florida in 2016 and 2018 while living in Minnesota.

According to court papers, the former cop's listed residence is in the city of Oakdale, Minnesota. Chauvin lived, worked, and paid taxes in Minnesota during the aforementioned years, making him ineligible to vote in Florida's last two elections.

However, an independent journalist based in Twin Cities, Tony Webster, noted that the police officer was also a licensed real estate agent. In Chauvin's application, he stated he was a resident of Florida, particularly in Windermere.

Murder Charge

Derek Chauvin was one of the four former police officers charged for the murder of Minnesota resident, George Floyd. Three other cops were identified as J. Alexander Keung, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao.

According to reports, the group worked together on May 25 to respond to a 911 call from the Cups Foods Grocery Store on Chicago Avenue. A staff member at the store claimed a customer used counterfeit money to purchase cigarettes.

Lane and Keung arrived on the scene and arrested an unarmed Floyd. They handcuffed him and attempted to put him into their squad car when Chauvin and Thoa arrived. A video of the incident showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes despite pleas he was unable to breathe. The 46-year-old died shortly after the incident.

Chauvin was initially charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. On June 3, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he would be increasing charges against the officer to second-degree murder. The other three officers were also charged in the George Floyd murder.

Police History

Chauvin had been working with the Minneapolis Police Department for nearly two decades. In 2001, he was hired as a community service officer and was promoted to police officer eights months later.

He also worked in the military police and was employed in the same nightclub as the victim before the incident.

In his time serving as a police officer, Chauvin was the subject of 18 complaints-one of which claimed the officer pulled the victim from her car, searcher her, and put her in his squad car for going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. However, an investigator found the officer had no reason to take her out of her car.

A 24-year-old white man from Minneapolis also filed a complaint after Chauvin and another officer pulled a gun on him in 2013. The incident reportedly occurred after the complainant accidentally struck a passerby using a Nerf gun.

A Minnesota non-profit also claimed the officer received oral reprimands for using a demeaning tone and derogatory language.

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