Derek Chauvin’s first mugshot taken behind bars seen after he was sentenced for killing George Floyd
CONVICTED murderer Derek Chauvin has been pictured for the first time behind bars since he was jailed last month.
Chauvin, the Minnesota cop who killed , can be seen in the mugshots wearing an orange jumpsuit and struggling to keep his eyes open.
Chauvin was on June 25 over the horrific murder of 46-year-old Floyd - with the former cop being branded a ";predatory offender".
of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against for over nine minutes as he said "I can't breathe" and went limp.
His punishment was one of the longest given a former police officer for using unlawful deadly force in the United States, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
Chauvin's sentence means that he is no longer permitted to carry firearms for the rest of his life and that he must register as a predatory offender.
'HISTORIC SENTENCE'
Floyd's death sparked the Black Lives Matter protests which spread around the world.
Following Chauvin's sentencing, the Floyd family's attorney, Ben Crump, said: "This historic sentence brings the Floyd family and our nation one step closer to healing by delivering closure and accountability.
"For once, a police officer who wrongly took the life of a Black man was held to account. While this shouldn’t be exceptional, tragically it is."
But Floyd's family members called Chauvin's prison sentence a "slap on the wrist" and Rev. Al Sharpton slammed the punishment.
"Twenty-two years is not enough," Floyd’s nephew Brandon Williams said.
For once, a police officer who wrongly took the life of a Black man was held to account. While this shouldn’t be exceptional, tragically it is.
Ben Crump
"We were served a life sentence, we can’t get George back," he added.
The young man suggested that letting Chauvin off without the full extent of hard time proves "you can kill a man in cold blood and get a slap on the wrist".
Rev. Al Sharpton said at the time: "This verdict and this sentencing is the longest sentence we’ve seen but it is not justice because George Floyd is in a grave tonight even though Chauvin will be in jail.
"So let us not feel we are here to celebrate because justice would have been George Floyd never having been killed."
During the trial, Chauvin's mother Carolyn Pawlenty attempted to convince the judge to go easy on her son.
"I have always believed in your innocence and I have never wavered from that," she said in open court.
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With good behavior Chauvin could return to society in about 15 years after serving two-thirds of his sentence.
Following his conviction, Chauvin has been incarcerated at Minnesota's maximum security prison in Oak Park Heights, according to .