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Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with George Floyd's death, released from custody

Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with George Floyd's death, released from custody
Mr Floyd, I'm sure you've seen the video. Can you think of any reason why Officer Chau Van would need toe hold his knee on your brother's neck for over eight minutes? No, sir. Don't really know why he did it, But personally, I think it was personal because they worked at the same place. So for him to do something like that, it had to be premeditated. And he wanted to do an intentional Yes, sir. Now, we've learned since then that officers show van face at least 17 misconduct complaints during his career on the Minneapolis police force. He was named in the brutality lawsuit. He shot and critically wounded a man after a brief and non violent confrontation. Mr. Floyd, how did you feel when you learned about officer show events? History of misconduct. He should have been off the force. Any officer committed the act like that shouldn't be able to get a job in any county after they get fired. The guy they had enough evidence to sit there and fire them, but they didn't have enough evidence to arrest them. I'm not understanding that
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Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with George Floyd's death, released from custody
Related video above: Floyd's brother: Chauvin's actions were 'personal'Derek Chauvin, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 killing of George Floyd, has been released from prison on bond. According to the Hennepin County jail roster, Chauvin, 44, was released from custody Wednesday. Chauvin was being held at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights, but left the facility Wednesday morning and was transferred to Hennepin County Jail before posting bail, WCCO reports.The Hennepin County jail roster says Chauvin was released on conditional bond. Floyd, a Black man, died in handcuffs as Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck and Floyd said he couldn't breathe. Bystanders caught Floyd's death on camera and the footage sparked protests across the world.Chauvin faces second-degree murder and other charges, while former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting. All four officers charged in Floyd’s death are now released from custody.Attorneys for Chauvin, Kueng, Lane and Thao have said pretrial publicity has made it impossible for them to receive a fair trial in Hennepin County, and they have asked for the trial to be moved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Related video above: Floyd's brother: Chauvin's actions were 'personal'

Derek Chauvin, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 killing of George Floyd, has been released from prison on bond.

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According to the Hennepin County , Chauvin, 44, was released from custody Wednesday.

Chauvin was being held at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights, but left the facility Wednesday morning and was transferred to Hennepin County Jail before posting bail, reports.

The Hennepin County jail roster says Chauvin was released on conditional bond.

Floyd, a Black man, died in handcuffs as Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck and Floyd said he couldn't breathe.

Bystanders caught Floyd's death on camera and the footage sparked protests across the world.

Chauvin faces second-degree murder and other charges, while former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting.

All four officers charged in Floyd’s death are now released from custody.

Attorneys for Chauvin, Kueng, Lane and Thao have said pretrial publicity has made it impossible for them to receive a fair trial in Hennepin County, and they have asked for the trial to be moved.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.