Friday, March 29, 2024

George Floyd’s Killer Derek Chauvin Posts $1M Bond and Leaves Prison

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*We’ve just been informed that Derek Chauvin, the now ex-Minneapolis cop who was charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, has posted bond and has been released from prison.

As has been widely reported, Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death after  video shot by a teenager showed him with his knee on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, reports KARE11.

Three other former MPD officers are also charged with aiding and abetting in the death, which ignited protests and cries for racial justice locally, nationally and globally.

Back in June, Chauvin’s bail was set at $1.25 million or $1 million with conditions. Court records show he posted non-cash bond of $1 million on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Chauvin is bailing out today and is no longer at Oak Park Heights prison, but it is unclear whether he is still in Hennepin county custody.

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Chauvin was transferred to that prison from jail only a few days after Floyd’s death. Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell said at that time that Chauvin was transferred both for safety reasons, and because of COVID-19 concerns.

Chauvin’s trial, and those of the other officers, as of now is scheduled to start  in March 2021. The judge in the case, Peter Cahill, is expected to make a decision about whether the trial will be moved out of Hennepin County by Oct. 15.

The $1 million conditional bail requires Chauvin to appear for all future court appearances, not to work in a security capacity and to have no firearms or firearms permit. It also bars Chauvin from leaving the state and from having any contact with Floyd’s family, reports KARE11.

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