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With Chauvin’s conviction, attention is now turned to 3 other officers present during Floyd’s arrest.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death, but there is yet another trial on the horizon – this time for the others. three officers who were part of Floyd’s arrest last May. The trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, 27, Thomas Lane, 38, and Tou Thao, 35, is set to begin on August 23, the men are to be charged with second-degree murder and second-degree murder of Floyd. If convicted, they could face up to 16 years in prison. A hearing is scheduled for May 20 at the Minnesota Court of Appeal, with the state attorney general’s office seeking to add a third-degree felony charge against Kueng, Lane and Thao. On May 25, 2020, officers responded to a call to the Minneapolis Cup Foods after it was reported that Floyd had tried to pass a $ 20 fake bill. Images of Floyd’s arrest show Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, and prosecutors say Kueng, who graduated from the police academy in 2019, was at one point between Chauvin and Lane, kneeling on his back. to Floyd. When Floyd ran out of reaction, Kueng checked his pulse and reported that he could not find one. Lane, who had only been in the police force for a few days, was the officer who told Floyd to get out of the car and handcuff him. Prosecutors say Chauvin, Kueng and Lane used their weight to keep Floyd on the ground after he resisted attempts to get behind a police car. Lane asked at one point if he should roll Floyd, and Chauvin replied, “No, staying where I caught him.” Thao, who returned in force in 2012 after being fired, arrived at the Foods Cup with Chauvin, after Floyd had already been handcuffed. Prosecutors say that while Thao had no physical contact with Floyd, he could see Floyd being detained and did not attempt to intervene. All officers were fired and arrested after Floyd’s death. Kueng, Lane and Thao have now been given $ 750,000 bail. In January, their trial was separated from Chauvin’s due to COVID-19 security measures. More stories from theweek.com New HBO show you won’t be able to stop watching Trump’s former aides are frustrated that he hasn’t become the “top seller” of the vaccine as planned All 40 Oscar-nominated films this year , classified