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Bail set at $1 million for policeman charged with Floyd murder
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This courtroom sketch made on June 8, 2020 shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, appearing by video from a Minnesota state prison to face charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter, during his first court appearance in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Bail was set at $1 million on June 8 for Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, as mourners in his hometown of Houston paid their respects to the African-American man whose death has sparked massive protests for racial justice in the United States and beyond. (AFP/Cedric Hohnstadt )
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Minneapolis judge set a $1 million bail for police officer Derek Chauvin Monday as he made his first court appearance charged with the murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death sparked nationwide protests.
Chauvin, who was filmed on May 25 pressing his knee on handcuffed Floyd's neck until he expired, appeared by video from Minnesota state prison to face charges of one count of second degree murder, one count of third degree murder, and one count of manslaughter.
Dressed in an orange prison suit, Chauvin, 44, answered questions matter-of-factly in the procedural hearing, which did not require him to submit a plea.
Hennepin County District Court Jeannice Reding set his bail at $1 million with conditions, and $1.25 million without conditions.
Meeting the conditions would require him to surrender his firearms, not work in law enforcement or security in any capacity, agree not to leave the state and have no contact with the family of Floyd.
State prosecutor Matthew Frank had asked for a high bail, calling Chauvin a flight risk due to both the severity of the charges and the strong public reaction to the case.
Reding sat a June 29 date for the next hearing in the case.
Three other Minneapolis officers who were with Chauvin when Floyd was arrested have been charged with aiding and abetting the murder and are still being held in a local jail.
All four were fired the day after Floyd's death.
