Derek Chauvin who is a former Minneapolis police officer directly responsible for the death of George Floyd received a set bail on Saturday.
The former police officer who is currently being held at Ramsey County Jail in St. Paul has had his bail set at $500,000. He hasn’t made bail yet.
The disgraced officer has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
A lot of protestors are calling for harsher charges against Derek Chauvin.
Despite being held by the authorities, protestors haven’t stopped protesting across different states.
Currently, an autopsy report revealed no asphyxia or signs of strangulation in Floyd’s death and that he may have died from undiagnosed health problems.
The family of George Floyd has requested an independent autopsy.
The other three officers involved in the incident that saw the death of George Floyd have not been charged with any crimes.
As the story continues to unfold, new details have come out that Chauvin and Floyd worked overlapping shifts at the El Nuevo Rodeo club in Minneapolis.
This revelation leaves the door open to the idea that the two actually knew each other prior to the confrontation that left Floyd dead.
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