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<blockquote data-quote="ThxOne" data-source="post: 8905243" data-attributes="member: 675210"><p>Seriously. He was a criminal.</p><p></p><p>Arrests and Convictions of George Floyd</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">1997: Drug Possession<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Convicted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served time in jail (exact duration not specified in sources, likely a short sentence).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: This was one of Floyd’s earliest documented arrests in Harris County, Texas.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/" target="_blank">https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">1998: Theft with a Firearm<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Theft involving a firearm (not armed robbery, as some claims misstate).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Convicted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served 10 months in Harris County Jail.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Court records confirm this was for theft, not armed robbery. Claims of armed robbery in 1998 are inaccurate.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/" target="_blank">https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/" target="_blank">https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2002: Drug Possession<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Convicted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served 8 months in prison.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Floyd was arrested for possessing cocaine in Houston.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/" target="_blank">https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2004: Drug Possession<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Convicted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served 10 months in prison.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: This arrest was linked to a $10 drug transaction involving Houston police officer Gerald Goines. The conviction was questioned due to Goines’ later charges for misconduct, and a posthumous pardon was requested but not granted due to procedural issues.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/" target="_blank">https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/unrest-george-floyd-houston-goines.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/unrest-george-floyd-houston-goines.html</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2005: Drug Possession<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Convicted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served 10 months in state jail.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Initially, the charge involved about 4 grams of cocaine, but Floyd successfully argued it was less than 1 gram, reducing the charge.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/" target="_blank">https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2007: Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon (home invasion).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Pleaded guilty.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sentence: Served 5 years in prison (2009–2013, paroled in 2013).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Floyd was accused of entering an apartment in Houston with five other men, impersonating a water department worker, and holding a pistol to a woman’s stomach while searching for items to steal. The victim was not confirmed pregnant, despite some claims. Floyd pleaded guilty to avoid a potential 40-year sentence if convicted at trial. He maintained to friends he was not guilty but took the plea deal due to concerns about an unfair trial.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd" target="_blank">https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Floyd" target="_blank">https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Floyd</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Other Arrests (1997–2007):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Additional Charges: Court records indicate Floyd was arrested nine times in Harris County, Texas, between 1997 and 2007. In addition to the above, these included:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two theft charges (one in 1998, detailed above, and another unspecified).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One illegal trespass charge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One charge of failure to identify to a police officer.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Most resulted in short jail sentences or fines, not prison time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: These charges were primarily non-violent, related to drug possession or minor theft. Exact dates and outcomes for these additional arrests are less detailed in sources but are confirmed by Harris County court records.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/28/facebook-posts/post-exaggerates-george-floyds-criminal-history/" target="_blank">https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/28/facebook-posts/post-exaggerates-george-floyds-criminal-history/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2019: Arrest in Minneapolis<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Not formally charged; detained briefly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: Released without charges.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Body camera footage from a May 2019 arrest in Minneapolis showed Floyd detained by police. The defense in Derek Chauvin’s trial argued this incident showed similar behavior (e.g., distress, possible drug ingestion), but the judge limited its use as evidence. This arrest did not result in a conviction.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd" target="_blank">https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-floyd-past-arrests-cant-be-used-at-trial/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-floyd-past-arrests-cant-be-used-at-trial/</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2020: Arrest Leading to Death<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charge: Suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outcome: No conviction; Floyd died during the arrest on May 25, 2020.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details: Floyd was arrested in Minneapolis after a store clerk reported he used a counterfeit $20 bill. During the arrest, Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, leading to his death, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. Floyd was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine, but the autopsy confirmed the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest due to law enforcement restraint, not a drug overdose.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd</a></li> </ul></li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThxOne, post: 8905243, member: 675210"] Seriously. He was a criminal. Arrests and Convictions of George Floyd [LIST=1] [*]1997: Drug Possession [LIST] [*]Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). [*]Outcome: Convicted. [*]Sentence: Served time in jail (exact duration not specified in sources, likely a short sentence). [*]Details: This was one of Floyd’s earliest documented arrests in Harris County, Texas. [URL='https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]1998: Theft with a Firearm [LIST] [*]Charge: Theft involving a firearm (not armed robbery, as some claims misstate). [*]Outcome: Convicted. [*]Sentence: Served 10 months in Harris County Jail. [*]Details: Court records confirm this was for theft, not armed robbery. Claims of armed robbery in 1998 are inaccurate. [URL='https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/06/12/george-floyd-criminal-record/'][/URL] [URL='https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2002: Drug Possession [LIST] [*]Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). [*]Outcome: Convicted. [*]Sentence: Served 8 months in prison. [*]Details: Floyd was arrested for possessing cocaine in Houston. [URL='https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2004: Drug Possession [LIST] [*]Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). [*]Outcome: Convicted. [*]Sentence: Served 10 months in prison. [*]Details: This arrest was linked to a $10 drug transaction involving Houston police officer Gerald Goines. The conviction was questioned due to Goines’ later charges for misconduct, and a posthumous pardon was requested but not granted due to procedural issues. [URL='https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/'][/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/unrest-george-floyd-houston-goines.html'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2005: Drug Possession [LIST] [*]Charge: Possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). [*]Outcome: Convicted. [*]Sentence: Served 10 months in state jail. [*]Details: Initially, the charge involved about 4 grams of cocaine, but Floyd successfully argued it was less than 1 gram, reducing the charge. [URL='https://www.thecourierdaily.com/george-floyd-criminal-past-record-arrest/20177/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2007: Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon [LIST] [*]Charge: Aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon (home invasion). [*]Outcome: Pleaded guilty. [*]Sentence: Served 5 years in prison (2009–2013, paroled in 2013). [*]Details: Floyd was accused of entering an apartment in Houston with five other men, impersonating a water department worker, and holding a pistol to a woman’s stomach while searching for items to steal. The victim was not confirmed pregnant, despite some claims. Floyd pleaded guilty to avoid a potential 40-year sentence if convicted at trial. He maintained to friends he was not guilty but took the plea deal due to concerns about an unfair trial. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd'][/URL] [URL='https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd'][/URL] [URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Floyd'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]Other Arrests (1997–2007): [LIST] [*]Additional Charges: Court records indicate Floyd was arrested nine times in Harris County, Texas, between 1997 and 2007. In addition to the above, these included: [LIST] [*]Two theft charges (one in 1998, detailed above, and another unspecified). [*]One illegal trespass charge. [*]One charge of failure to identify to a police officer. [/LIST] [*]Outcome: Most resulted in short jail sentences or fines, not prison time. [*]Details: These charges were primarily non-violent, related to drug possession or minor theft. Exact dates and outcomes for these additional arrests are less detailed in sources but are confirmed by Harris County court records. [URL='https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/28/facebook-posts/post-exaggerates-george-floyds-criminal-history/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2019: Arrest in Minneapolis [LIST] [*]Charge: Not formally charged; detained briefly. [*]Outcome: Released without charges. [*]Details: Body camera footage from a May 2019 arrest in Minneapolis showed Floyd detained by police. The defense in Derek Chauvin’s trial argued this incident showed similar behavior (e.g., distress, possible drug ingestion), but the judge limited its use as evidence. This arrest did not result in a conviction. [URL='https://www.fox9.com/news/who-was-george-floyd'][/URL] [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-floyd-past-arrests-cant-be-used-at-trial/'][/URL] [/LIST] [*]2020: Arrest Leading to Death [LIST] [*]Charge: Suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. [*]Outcome: No conviction; Floyd died during the arrest on May 25, 2020. [*]Details: Floyd was arrested in Minneapolis after a store clerk reported he used a counterfeit $20 bill. During the arrest, Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, leading to his death, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. Floyd was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine, but the autopsy confirmed the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest due to law enforcement restraint, not a drug overdose. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd'][/URL] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html'][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd'][/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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