Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin who is facing murder charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, was granted bail Monday at his first court appearance.
Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.
Derek Chauvin appeared in the Hennepin County court through video conferencing from prison, wearing an orange jumpsuit and blue mask.
Judge Jeannice Reding granted the prosecutors’ motion to set unconditional bail at $1.25m, or $1m with conditions, which included being law-abiding, making future court appearances and surrendering firearms.
The hearing came as mass protests sparked by Floyd’s death continued into a third week in dozens of cities and towns across the US. Hundreds of mourners lined up outside a church in Floyd’s native Houston, Texas, to pay their respects.
Floyd’s funeral will be on Tuesday, followed by burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in suburban Pearland, where he will be laid to rest next to his mother, Larcenia Floyd.
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