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Meditation coach, beekeeper, prosecutor: Meet the man who helped convict Derek Chauvin

A man stands along train tracks
Jerry Blackwell walks through the woods to nearby railroad tracks on his farm property in Jordan, Minn, on May 15, 2021. He became known as the prosecutor who opened the case against Derek Chauvin and then shut it.
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