Derek Chauvin Trial Judge Rejects Motion to Sequester Jury Over Violence Concerns

Rioting erupted after police fatally shot a man who was wanted on warrant

In a still image from video, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill speaks with legal teams on the 11th day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, on April 12, 2021. Pool via Reuters

The judge presiding over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 12 rejected a motion from the defense to sequester the jury.

Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to order that jurors be isolated because of violence that erupted on April 11 after a black man was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop and died in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis.