Derek Chauvin Net Worth (2022)

Introduction

Derek Chauvin isn’t any famous person but a convicted murderer of George Floyd and the primary reason behind the ‘Black Lives Matter movement. He is an American Former Police Officer who mercilessly killed a black man named George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 25th May 2020. During the murder, Derek brutally suffocated George by kneeling on his neck while cuffing his hands behind his back. As a result, George was lying face down on the road helplessly for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, after which he couldn’t hold his breath and eventually died.

After the incident, Derek was arrested on May 29th and got fired from his department. He is sentenced to imprisonment of 22 years, due to which his net worth is constantly decreasing, and his family is suffering altogether. Derek’s net worth is $500 thousand as of 2022.

Early Life

Derek Chauvin was born on 19th March 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He was raised by his father, who worked as a certified public accountant, and his mother, who was a homemaker. His parents got divorced and lived apart while he was young. Later in 2010, he married Kellie Chauvin, a radiologist at Hennepin County Medical Center. The couple does not have any children yet. However, Kellie has two children from her previous marriage. After Derek was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, Kellie decided to divorce him.

Career

Derek Chauvin has previously served the United States army reserve from 1996 to 2004 and military force between 1996 to 2000. In 2001, he started working as a member of MPD. Later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement from the Metropolitan State University in 2006. Derek has also worked as a cook for some years before joining the police force. Later, he started serving as a police officer till May 28^th, 2020.

The Murder Case

After the incident when Derek intentionally suffocated George Floyd by kneeling on his neck and dragged him to death, he was fired out of work by the Minneapolis Police Department the other day. On May 29th, he was charged with third-degree murder, second-level manslaughter, and second intentional murder. Later, on March 8th, 2021, he was brought for the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court assassination trial and was terminated on April 20th after he was proven guilty for all three charges.

Later, Derek applied for bail. However, it was denied after Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill received a prosecution motion. As a result, he was imprisoned at the Oak Park Heights maximum-security jail until his sentencing on 25th June 2021. On 12th May 2021, the government received the authority to announce a long term of imprisonment as Derek used increased force. Finally, on 25th June 2021, he was sentenced to 22.5 years of jail with a relief of supervised relief after serving 15 years or two-third of the imprisonment for the second-degree murder.

This wasn’t the first time when Derek misused his powers. Before the George Floyd murder case, he was already having 18 charges on his official record. He ended two of them by writing formal letters of reprimand. Then, in 2017, a viral video showed Derek brutally beating a 14 years old black boy in the head with a spotlight. Moreover, he also held him down with his knees for around 17 minutes, causing him suffocation and immense pain. Fortunately, the boy survived and had stitches on his head.

Net Worth

• The estimated net worth of Derek Chauvin stands at 500 thousand dollars. 
• Before the George Floyd case, he was paying his bills by the government paychecks so far. 
• However, since he was imprisoned, his net worth has constantly been decreasing. 
• Moreover, he applied for a bailout of jail for 1 million dollars, which he did not receive. Instead, it further dragged him into massive debt. 
• Currently, he might be receiving the mention cheques from the military, which is probably his only source of income.

As of 2022, Derek Chauvin’s net worth is $500 thousand.

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