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		</div><p>Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-attorney general William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year, officials have said.</p>
<p>The deal would have averted any potential federal charges, including a civil rights offence, as part of an effort to quickly resolve the case to avoid more protests after riots and arson damaged a swath of the south of the city, according to two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the talks.</p>
<p>Mr Barr rejected the deal in part because he felt it was too soon as the investigation into Mr Floyd’s death was still in its relative infancy, the officials said.</p>
<p>It has been reported previously that Chavin had been in plea talks, and that those talks appeared to have delayed a May 28 news conference called by the attorney in Minneapolis for nearly two hours as they were ongoing.</p>
<p>But the detail on Chauvin agreeing to plead guilty to a specific charge are new and was first reported late on Wednesday by The New York Times.</p>
<p>Mr Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died on May 25 after the white officer knelt on his neck for a number of minutes even as Mr Floyd cried out that he could not breathe.</p>
<p>Widely seen bystander video sparked protests in the city, including some violent riots and arson, and quickly spread around the country.</p>
<p>Chauvin was fired soon after Mr Floyd’s death.</p>
<p>He is scheduled for trial on March 8 on charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter.</p>
<p>Three other officers at the scene, also since fired, are scheduled for trial later this year.</p>
<p>Tom Kelly, Chauvin’s lawyer at the time of the plea talks, said on Thursday that he could not discuss the case.</p>
<p>Chauvin is now represented by Eric Nelson, who declined to comment.</p>
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