A judge has rejected the request of the defendants to move the location of the trial for the four former Minneapolis cops charged in George Floyd's death.

The four cops would also be tried in a single proceeding, according to a Fox News report. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill announced his decision on Thursday.

Earlier, the defense team said pre-trial publicity made it impossible for the suspects to get a fair trial.

The defense attorneys also said angry protesters outside the courthouse confronted them and their clients during the Sept. 11 hearing.

The request for a different location was also due to attorneys' claims that it would be unsafe for participants if tried in the same area where Floyd died.

The suspects' lawyers had further claimed that witnesses could be intimidated, and jurors could be affected by protesters. Cahill said he would revisit the ruling if needed.

The defense attorneys also requested that the four cops responsible for Floyd's death should face separate trials. Cahill also rejected that request, saying there could be great complications of separate trials.

The judge further noted that the jury could get a complete picture of Floyd's death if all four were tried together.

George Floyd's Death

A bystander recorded Floyd's death. Floyd was handcuffed and gasping for air while one of the case's defendant, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.

With Floyd's death, countless protests erupted across the country, triggering civil unrest and police reform nationwide.

Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Along with him are three other former Minneapolis officers, who were at the scene. They are Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao. They were charged with aiding and abetting.

All four officers were fired and are scheduled to stand trial in March.

"We applaud Judge Cahill's decision today to keep the trial of the officers involved in George Floyd's death in Minneapolis and to try all of the former officers together," attorney representing the Floyd family, Ben Crump, and co-counsel Antonio Romanucci said in a statement as Fox News reported.

They agreed with the judge that trying the officers together will give the jury a complete picture of what happened to Floyd.

The statement released by Floyd's side said that each of these men played a role that ultimately caused Floyd's death.

They added that the judge's decision to keep the trial in Minneapolis is the right choice. Crump and Romanucci said that these White officers involved in Floyd's death should face a jury of their peers in the city where the killing took place.

Cahill's decision came out just two days after Election Day. Terrence Floyd, Floyd's brother, went out to a polling site in Brooklyn and encouraged the people to vote.

The Floyd family has helped the Biden campaign get out the vote. Terrence joined his sister, Bridgett Floyd, and other family members for a rally with Biden's wife in Tallahassee, Florida on Sunday.