Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Posts $1 Million Bond, Leaves Prison

OAK PARK HEIGHTS, MN — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been released from the state correctional facility in Oak Park Heights after posting $1 million in bond.

A court document shows that Chauvin used the Allegheny Casualty Company to secure money for bail.

Chauvin was arrested by agents from the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension May 29. He was charged with third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony in the death of George Floyd.

Since May 31, Chauvin has been held on $1.25 million bail at an east metro prison without conditions and $1 million bail with conditions. Conditions include not working in law enforcement, not possessing weapons, and having no contact with Floyd's family, Patch previously reported.

Chauvin's house in Oakdale sold in August.

Just after 8 p.m. on Memorial Day, police responded to the Cup Foods store on 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis. In a viral video of the incident recorded by a bystander, Floyd is heard telling officers "I can't breathe" while being forced down onto the street. He also asks for water.

Bystanders tell Chauvin — who had his knee on Floyd's neck — to get off of him. A second officer — Tou Thao — ordered people to back away from the scene.

Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck even after he went motionless. All four officers who were at the scene were fired the next day, and have since been criminally charged.

Thao, Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane all face charges of aiding and abetting unintentional second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

Floyd's death sparked ongoing protests across the globe, demanding police reform and an end to racial injustice.