Minneapolis cop charged with George Floyd  murder

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin has been pictured in his mugshot after being arrested for the murder of George Floyd, as the criminal complaint reveals the white officer kept kneeling on the black man's neck for almost 3 minutes after he fell unconscious and said 'you're talking fine' when he begged for air.

Chauvin's bail was set at $500,000, the Daily Mail reports, citing the criminal complaint filed in the 4th Judicial District Court of Minnesota.  

The document does not indicate whether there are any conditions set for Chauvin's release or if he is already out on bail.  

The order of detention box was not checked because Chauvin, whose mugshot was released Friday night, was not ordered detained or remanded. 

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Chauvin was taken into custody by state investigators on Friday afternoon and was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter following nationwide protests and riots demanding the white officer's arrest. 

The charges come a day after prosecutors had warned there was 'evidence that did not support criminal charges' in the case, saying they needed to prove Chauvin had used 'excessive' force on Floyd. 

A criminal complaint on Friday shed light on the moments leading up to Floyd's death, revealing he was 'non-responsive' for almost three minutes before Chavin released him from under his knee.

'The defendant had his knee on Mr Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds in total. Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Mr Floyd was non-responsive,' the report states.

It notes police officers are trained that this amount of time of restraint on a suspect in that position is in 'inherently dangerous.'