George Floyd trial: ex-officer Derek Chauvin to be tried alone

Ex-officer who knelt on Floyd's neck will stand trial alone in March due to pandemic

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for several minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death, according to scheduling orders filed on Tuesday.

Derek Chauvin will stand trial alone in March due to the coronavirus pandemic while the other three former officers will be tried together in the summer, according to the orders filed in Hennepin county district court.