Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd, eventually killing him, was in plea bargain talks prior to his arrest on murder charges.
According to NBC News, his legal team was in negotiations with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and the federal prosecutor, according to a spokesperson for Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.
Chauvin, 44, along with three other officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were fired after the fatal May 25 incident.
Chauvin was arrested May 29 and charged with Third Degree murder, but that charge was upgraded to second-degree murder.
Laszewski said at a news conference that took place on the day Chauvin was taken into custody, that his arrest was delayed because the parties were in negotiation.
