The former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with murder in the case of George Floyd had his bail set for $1.25 million.
The judge, Jeannice Reding, granted prosecutor’s motion to set unconditional bail at $1.25 million, or $1 million with conditions, for Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County courthouse on Monday, two weeks after Floyd's death.
The 44-year-old, who was charged with second-degree murder, participated via video feed from jail. According to Minnesota law, a guilty verdict in a second-degree murder charge has a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, 15 more years than the maximum sentence for third-degree murder, which is what he was originally charged with last week. Chauvin has also been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
