Judge allows officer to live outside Minn. until trial

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was given permission to leave Minnesota for any of four bordering states for his own safety following his release from jail, a judge ordered.

Hennepin County District

Judge Peter Cahill, who is presiding over the trial of Chauvin on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd, modified his release conditions Thursday without a public hearing, citing unspecified safety concerns that were presented to him in secret. Until Wednesday, Chauvin was held at a state prison in Oak Park Heights but was released after posting $1 million bond. Initially, the conditions of his released barred him from leaving the state.