Minneapolis Courthouse Turns Into Highly Guarded Fortress Ahead Of George Floyd Murder Trial
by Russell Wallace
28 minutes agoThe Hennepin County District Courthouse is being turned into a defensive fortress ahead of the upcoming murder trial of ex-cop Derek Chauvin.
Fox News reports, “Hennepin County District Court, where jury selection is due to begin March 8, is being ringed with concrete barriers, security fencing, and barbed wire — and a beefed-up security presence that will include the National Guard. “There’s going to be very high emotion on all sides of this, and we’ll be prepared,†Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz saidâ€
The preparations come almost a year after the Minneapolis 3rd precinct was burned down. Very few arrests were made in connection with the arson or the violent rioting and looting that led to it.
“Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey came under fire in the wake of Floyd’s police-custody death on May 25, when they were unable to quell protesters who clashed with police, set fires, and looted parts of the city. Frey said as many as 3,000 law enforcement personnel could be deployed — including city, county and state police — before the case goes to a jury.â€
The ramping up of police presence is a shaky outcome of a back-and-forth between the City Council, citizens, and the Police Department since last summer’s violence.
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