Ex-Minneapolis police officer <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/01/us/derek-chauvin-what-we-know-trnd/index.html” target=”_blank”>Derek Chauvin</a>, who pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the man begged for his life, had his bail set at $1.25 million during a Monday hearing.

Like his fellow officers who were arrested, Chauvin was offered a reduced bail