The judge presiding over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday rejected a motion from the defense to sequester the jury. Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, asked Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill to order jurors be isolated because of violence that erupted on Sunday after an officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn Center left one dead. “This is obviously a high-profile case. This is a case that evokes a lot of emotion for a lot of people. Ultimately, your honor, the question becomes, will the jury be confident to make a decision regardless of the potential outcome of their decision?” Nelson said. “The emotional response that that case creates sets the stage for the jury to say, ‘I’m not going to vote not guilty because I’m concerned about the outcome.'” “This incident last night, highlights, and I think brings it to the forefront of the jury’s mindset, that a verdict, …