LITTLETON, CO (KVRR/FOX9) — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was convicted for his role in George Floyd’s murder in 2020, is released from prison. Lane has completed his state and federal sentences. It was just his fourth day on the job when he held down Floyd’s legs while former officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck. A federal…
Tou Thao and J. Alexander KuengMINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts in what will be the third and likely final criminal trial stemming from the Black man’s death. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of J. Alexander Kueng and Tou…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights have been sentenced in federal court. J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced Wednesday to three years and Tou Thao got a 3 1/2-year sentence. They were convicted in February of two counts of violating Floyd’s civil rights. The jury found they…
Judge Peter CahillMINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill cited the threat of COVID-19 to allow livestreaming of last year’s murder trial of Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s death. In his order, Cahill said that…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A federal judge has ruled that the four former Minneapolis police officers facing civil rights charges in the murder of George Floyd will stand trial together The judge denied a motion by J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao to separate the federal trial. The three men along with Derek Chauvin are accused of depriving Floyd of…
