According to some new sources, ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the second-degree murder of George Floyd, was in the process of negotiating a plea deal with federal and state prosecutors prior to his arrest.

Sources close to the situation say the deal was intended to be a “universal deal” that included state murder charges in addition to federal civil rights charges. Negotiations for the deal delayed a May 28th FBI press conference by two hours. During the delayed press conference, U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald shared, “I thought we would have another development to talk to you about, but we don’t.” 

The deal, which ultimately fell through, likely would have required Chauvin to plead guilty.  

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office confirmed a deal with Chauvin in the works, but the negotiations ultimately failed. “There were early negotiations with the defendant (Derek Chauvin), between the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney,” said Hennepin County Attorney spokesperson Chuck Laszewski. Details as to why the deal fell through, the actual terms of the deal, and who walked away from it are all still unclear at this time.

The next day, Friday, May 29th, Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder by the Hennepin County Attorney. The charges have since been bumped to second-degree murder, and the three other officers involved are also facing charges. 

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In May 2018, Fredo Bang walked out of jail a free man. The 23-year-old rapper had just served over two years in jail after he was arrested in 2016 in connection to a shooting that took place in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Lousiana. Ultimately, Fredo Bang took a plea deal after being charged with attempted second-degree murder with a sentence that reportedly could have seen the rapper in prison for upwards of 40 years.

It’s been nearly two years since Fredo Bang walked out of jail, but the effects are long-lasting. In an interview with Vlad TV, the rapper talked about what it’s been like adjusting, especially in crowds. “‘Cause I don’t know what your intentions are,” Fredo Bang said. “For the last two-and-a-half years, the only crowds I’ve known to be around it 200 man domes [where] each person up there got all type of ties, knives. You really gotta look, like watch everything the whole time. So it’s like, how can I enjoy being in a club with a bunch of people? I don’t know what they got on them. It just brings you back into the mindstate.”

The rapper added that he’s been doing his best to go out and be social, but he’s still struggling. “But it’s like, if I ain’t making money, there’s no point,” Fredo added. “I try to take as many pictures and stuff as I can [with fans]. They be telling me not to do it, but I try. It’s uncomfortable… Sometimes if you ever notice, if you give me too much of a weird vibe, Imma have my foot already set on you. Just to punch.”

“I basically just came out like, war. Twenty-four-seven war. Sleep with an eye open.” Check out Fredo Bang on Vlad TV below.

Boosie Badazz will fortunately not be spending any more time behind bars, as he recently copped a sweat plea deal for a weed case in Georgia and has successfully avoided jail time. According to official court documents from the Coweta County D.A.’s Office, Boosie has plead guilty to misdemeanour possession of marijuana. In exchange, prosecutors have dropped charges of possession of a controlled substance and failure to maintain lane. The deal requires that Boosie serve 6 months probation and play a $1,000 fine, but the rapper will thankfully not be serving anymore time. He had previously spent five years behind bars in Louisiana for drug charges and was released in 2014, serving out his parole until 2018.

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Last April, Boosie was pulled over by cops for swerving lanes in his Dodge Charger and almost slamming into another vehicle. The officers discovered he had weed, a gun and more than $20k in cash in the car. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a schedule one drug, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and failure to maintain a lane while driving. Boosie was never booked for firearm possession, though, likely because he had a license to carry, but he could have been looking at up to a year in a Georgia jail if convicted on all charges. According to TMZ, Boosie’s plea deal has already been approved and signed off by a judge.