Right now, block-long moats of coiled concertina wire surround the courthouse, held down by sandbags between two chainlink fences. Closer to the entrance of the Hennepin County Government Center, which contains the courthouse, is another barricade of unscalable fencing. The menacing barricades began sprouting up around the city late in February.
A pedestrian walks past cement barriers, fences, and barbed wire, which surrounds the Minneapolis City Hall ahead of Derek Chauvin's trial, in Minneapolis, United States, on February 26, 2021. (Photo by Tim Evans/NurPhoto via AP)
A worker installs security fencing at the Hennepin County Government Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 3, 2021. - Security measures are being increased and expected to see more police and National Guard soldiers in downtown Minneapolis before jury selection begins at the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death on March 8. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)
In this handout provided by Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for a mugshot after being charged in the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)