Minneapolis remained on edge Monday with jury selection in limbo in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer who pressed his knee into the back of George Floyd’s neck before his death while in custody last May.
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said Monday he was sending potential jurors home for the day, suspending the start of the jury selection process until at least Tuesday. But jury selection might be delayed even further, as state prosecutors filed a new motion to the Court of Appeals asking to suspend the trial until the Minnesota Supreme Court weighs in on whether to reinstate a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin.