George Floyd cop Derek Chauvin posts $1million bail and is released from custody ahead of murder trial

GEORGE Floyd Cop Derek Chauvin posts $1million bail and is released from custody ahead of his murder trial.

The former cop was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at 11.22am on Wednesday morning.

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Floyd died after Chauvin was filmed kneeling on his neck[/caption]

Chauvin, 44, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for almost eight minutes.

Floyd suffered cardiopulmonary arrest as he was restrained by the cop, according to the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office. 

He has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

The officer was held at the Hennepin and Ramsey county jails before he was transferred to the Oak Park Heights facility.

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George Floyd died on May 25[/caption]

Chauvin was escorted by law enforcement officials last month out of the Hennepin County Family Justice Center and past a gate. 

As Chauvin, clad in an orange jumpsuit, made his way into a corrections department black car, people could be heard yelling expletives at him. 

“Coward!” “A**!” and “B**ch!” were some of the words launched at the former officer.

The shouts continued as the black car with Chauvin drove away, with a Henneppin County sheriff’s SUV leading the way and two others trailing behind, a video from KMSP shows.

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The former officer was escorted from the Hennepin County Family Justice Center[/caption]

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Chauvin posted the $1million bail[/caption]

On the evening of May 25, Officers Chauvin and Thao responded to a report of a “forgery in progress“.

According to reports, police had responded to a call from a grocery store that claimed Floyd had used a forged check.

After Floyd allegedly resisted arrest, officers dragged him from his car and pinned him to the ground.

It was then that officer Chauvin held Floyd down with his knee on his neck and his other knee in the middle of his back.

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The disturbing fatal encounter was caught on video by onlookers.

Also in the video, officer Thao can be seen to the right of Floyd ushering the crowds away from the scene. The cops have been since fired.

During Floyd’s arrest, officer Chauvin was seen kneeling on the 46-year-old’s neck and back.

Despite a number of pleas from Floyd, the officer continued to pin him down.

After a number of minutes, Floyd went unconscious and officer Chauvin did not remove his knee until the man was loaded onto a gurney.

The medical examiner identified Floyd, but the cause of death was pending.

His grieving family says Floyd was “clearly murdered.”