It’s the first time Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second degree murder over the death of George Floyd, has been seen since the killing more than two weeks ago.
, who appeared via video link in an orange prison jumpsuit and a blue surgical mask, has been seen since the killing more than two weeks ago.
Chauvin, who is a veteran police officer who served 19 years on the force, faces decades in jail if convicted of the murder. The lawyer representing one of the other former officers involved in the killing, Thomas Lane, has denied his client “watched” the crime take place. In Minneapolis, the city council has vowed to dismantle police saying it was clear the 800-member agency was not working in the wake of Floyd’s death.
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