Judge Peter Cahill read the jury’s verdict Tuesday, April 20, shortly after 4 p.m. in the Hennepin County courthouse. Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Chauvin was charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

The judge revoked Chauvin’s bail after announcing the verdict and remanded him into the custody of the county sheriff’s office. He was seen in a broadcast from inside the courtroom being placed in handcuffs and led out.

Chauvin, 45, appeared in court Tuesday wearing a facemask as a coronavirus pandemic precaution, which made it difficult to gauge his reaction to the news of the verdict. His sentence will not be announced for several more weeks.

Second- and third-degree murder convictions are punishable in Minnesota by a prison sentence of up to 40 and 25 years, respectively, with second-degree manslaughter convictions punishable by a maximum sentence of 10 years. Under state sentencing guidelines for first-time offenders, Chauvin could potentially face less time than that, though state prosecutors have signaled they will seek a longer sentence.

According to a pool reporter inside the courthouse Tuesday, Floyd’s brother Philonise was present for the reading of the verdict, and was praying in the moments leading up to it. He wept and hugged state prosecutors after Chauvin’s guilt in George Floyd’s killing was declared, and later told the reporter in the courthouse lobby he was “praying they would find him guilty.”

“As an African American, we usually never get justice,” Philonise Floyd said.