Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, had his first court appearance Monday.
Chauvin, 44, appeared in Hennepin County court via a video feed Monday afternoon from the state’s maximum security prison in Oak Park Heights, wearing an orange jumpsuit and a blue mask, with his hands cuffed.
The $1 million conditional bail requires Chauvin to appear for all future court appearances, not to work in a security capacity and to have no firearms or firearms permit.
It also bars Chauvin from leaving the state and from having any contact with Floyd’s family.
In Minneapolis, city council members have voiced their support for dismantling the department entirely, and the city last week agreed to interim police reforms including banning the use of chokeholds and neck restraints.
