Derek Chauvin, Former Officer Charged In Killing Of George Floyd, Released From Prison
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd has posted bond and has been released from prison.
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According to CBSMinnesota, a Minnesota Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed that Derek Chauvin was no longer being held at the prison on Wednesday. State court records also show Chauvin posted a non-cash $1 million bond on Oct. 7, signed by A-Affordable Bail Bonds of Brainerd, Minnesota. A notice of release was posted at the same time. This now means all four officers currently charged in Floyd’s death are now released from custody.
As it was previously reported, Chauvin had been at the Oak Park Heights prison since May 31. He was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter just four days after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the intersection of E. 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis.
Defense teams for all four former officers have filed motions to move the trial out of Hennepin County to counties outside of the Twin Cities metro area. They argued that the jury pool has been tainted by media coverage of the George Floyd’s death. For now, the trial date for Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng has been set for March 8, the new site notes.
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