The bail of the ex-Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, who was involved in the killing of an African-American man, George Floyd has been increased from $500,00 to $1.25 million during his court hearing on Monday.
CNN reports that the Judge Jeannice Reding who presided over the case offered Chauvin a reduced bail of $1 million if he agrees to certain conditions, including that he will not work in security or law enforcement, not have contact with Floyd’s family, not leave Minnesota and surrender all firearms and permits.
The Judge who scheduled the next hearing till June 29th also said his release will be supervised if he posts bail.
Reacting, the Defense attorney, Eric Nelson, who did not object to the bail amount said that he would reserve any bail issues for future hearings.
Similarly, the other three officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kuen, and Tou Thao who were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder were being held on a $1 million bail and are scheduled to be in court June 29, according to inmate records.
According to reports, their bails can be lowered to $750,000 with conditions.
Recall that Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old man died on May 25,2020 in the hands of a White police officer in Minneapolis.
The officer, Derek Chauvin, who was seen in the viral video with his knee on Floyd’s neck, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter which some blacks and protesters believe were not harsh enough for the crime.
However, the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison later announced that the charges against Chauvin had been upgraded to second-degree murder and that new charges have been filed against the other three officers involved.
