On October 4, Chauvin posted a $1 million bond and was released from Minnesota state prison on charges of murder and manslaughter of George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis. The conditions of his release include “that he remain law abiding, that he not have any contact with Floyd’s family, that he not work in law enforcement or security, that he surrender any firearms and licenses to carry, that he remain in Minnesota under court supervision, and that he sign a waiver of extradition upon his release.” His three co-defendants—Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tao Thou—already had posted bond (in smaller amounts) and had been released from jail. [1]
As reported in a comment to the earlier post about Chauvin and his wife being charged with Minnesota tax crimes, on September 8, Chauvin appeared remotely from state prison at a hearing on the state tax evasion charges before Judge Sheridan Hawley, Washington County District Court, Stillwater, Minnesota.[2]
The Judge ordered that if Chauvin were to post bail and be released from state prison on his charges of murder and manslaughter of George Floyd, he would not be required to post monetary bail on the tax evasion charges, but he would have to comply with standard conditions, including attending all future court dates and remain law-abiding. The Judge also set the next hearing in this case for October 30.
Protestors[3]
That same night about 300 people marched peacefully from the site of Floyd’s killing (East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue) a few blocks north towards downtown and then back. At one point they stopped to chant, “No justice, no peace.”
Later, 34 people who had veered away from the earlier protest were arrested for unlawful assembly near the Fifth Precinct police headquarters at 3101 Nicollet Av. by officers from the state Department of Natural Resources and the State Patrol, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety disclosed Thursday morning.
These law enforcement officers had been activated out of an abundance of caution by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the request of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. But there were no large or violent protests.
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[1] Xiong, Chauvin posts $1 million bond and is released pending trial for murder in the killing of George Floyd, StarTribune (Oct. 7, 2020); Bailey, Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin released on bond as he faces trial in George Floyd’s death, Wash. Post (Oct. 4 , 2020); Bogel-Burroughs, Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Charged in George Floyd’s Death, Released on Bail, N.Y. Times (Oct. 4, 2020).
[2] Olson, Chauvin appears in court on tax evasion charges, StarTribune (Sept. 9, 2020): Comment: Chauvin Appears in State Court on Tax Evasion Charges (Oct. 4, 2020) to Chauvin and Wife Now Charged with Minnesota Tax Crimes, dwkcommentaries.com (July 22, 2020).
[3] Xiong, Derek Chauvin posts $1 million bond and is released pending trial for murder in the killing of George Floyd, StarTribune (Oct. 8, 2020); Simons, Dozens of protestors arrested during faceoff with law enforcement in Minneapolis, StarTribune (Oct. 8, 2020); Skiuzacek, Walz activates Minnesota National Guard to help keep peace in Twin Cities, 5 Eyewitness News (Oct. 7, 2020).
Comment: More Protests of Chauvin’s Release from Prison
On Thursday night (October 8) there were separate rallies in Minneapolis and in St. Paul to protest the release of Derek Chauvin on bail.
The Minneapolis rally of several hundred people was outside the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown. It was organized by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar, Black Lives Matter Minnesota and other activist organizations. Speakers called for Chauvin to be taken back into custody and the people chanted “Say his name! George Floyd!” and “No justice, no peace!” Then some of the crowd marched around the downtown, chanting, “Black power!” and “Native lives and trans lives, they matter here!”
The St. Paul protest was organized by the Justice Squad, Visual Black Justice, Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence and the 10K Foundation. Hundreds of people, including family members of Minnesotans killed by police, marched down University Avenue to the State Capitol. They carried signs bearing the names of 100 people killed by police in Minnesota along with five coffins with a signs, “Who will be next?”
The rallies apparently were peaceful and none were arrested.
McKinney & Adler, In St. Paul and Minneapolis, hundreds join in second night of protests, StarTribune (Oct. 9, 2020) https://www.startribune.com/in-st-paul-and-minneapolis-hundreds-join-in-second-night-of-protests/572675872/