ST PAUL, Minnesota—Three former police officers, charged with violating George Floyd ’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow …
ST PAUL, Minnesota—Three former police officers, charged with violating George Floyd ’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin, were convicted by a jury in federal court on Feb.24. The trio, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, all officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, were accused of having deprived Floyd of medical care on May 25, 2020. Together with Police Officer Derek Chauvin the trio was involved in the arrest of Floyd, during which Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine-and-a-half minutes while he lay prone in the street. Thao and Lane were also charged with failing to intervene with Chauvin, who was found guilty on three counts of murder and manslaughter on April 20, 2021.
