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NPR: “The ruling allows Chauvin to move to a neighboring state while he awaits trial as long as he maintains mandatory contact with a conditional release officer and carries a mobile phone on his person at all times so he can be reached by officials.”
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A Hennepin County judge has allowed Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd, to leave the state due to “safety concerns.”
Judge Peter Cahill issued a new order on Thursday changing the terms of Chauvin’s bond. The 44-year-old was released from Oak Park Heights Prison on Wednesday after posting a $1 million bond.
He was supposed to remain in Minnesota but Cahill’s latest decision said the Department of Corrections provided evidence “supporting safety concerns that have arisen in [Chauvin’s] pretrial conditional release.”
The ruling allows Chauvin to move to a neighboring state while he awaits trial as long as he maintains mandatory contact with a conditional release officer and carries a mobile phone on his person at all times so he can be reached by officials.
Cahill’s order also states that Chauvin’s new address will be kept confidential and only shared with agencies on a need-to-know basis. Additionally, previous bond conditions are still in place, including not working in a security capacity, no firearms or firearms permits and no contact with Floyd’s family.
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