By Jonathan Allen
(Reuters) – The last members of a full jury of 12, along with three alternates, were seated on Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the arrest and death of George Floyd last year.
Twelve jurors and two alternates have been seated since the trial began two weeks ago: six white women, two white men, three Black men, one Black woman and two multiracial women, according to court records.
A third alternate was seated on Tuesday, a white man who said he worked an accountant.
Chauvin, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, saying he was following police training when he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes during the deadly arrest on May 25, 2020.
Opening arguments are due to begin on Monday.
(Reporting by Jonathan Allen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
