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A former Minneapolis officer is sentenced to 3 years for aiding George Floyd's death

2:47pm September 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Former police officer Thomas Lane, who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced on Wednesday.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane testified at his federal trial that officers considered using a type of restraint known as the hobble because George Floyd was kicking and had hurt himself, but that it seemed "excessive" because an ambulance

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Defense rests in federal trial of 3 police officers in George Floyd's killing

8:08pm February 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane's co-defendants, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, presented their cases last week.