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Newswire: Officer in George Floyd killing released on $1 million bail

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the killing of George Floyd, was released from custody after posting $1 million bond.The Hennepin County Department of Corrections confirmed on Oct. 7 that Chauvin posted the bond and walked out of the maximum-security Minnesota Correctional […]

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