This photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, shows J. Alexander Kueng on June 3, 2020.MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer whoJ. Alexander Kuengto a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. In exchange, a charge of aiding and abetting murder was dropped. Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, and the state and federal sentences will be served at the same time.
Floyd’s family members had the right to make victim impact statements, but none did. Family attorney Ben Crump, who has taken on some of the nation’s most high-profile police killings of Black people, said in a statement before the hearing that Kueng’s sentencing “delivers yet another piece of justice for the Floyd family. ”
Kueng kneeled on Floyd’s back during the restraint. Then-Officer Thomas Lane held Floyd’s legs and Tou Thao, also an officer at the time, kept bystanders from intervening. All of the officers were fired and faced state and federal charges. “Mr. Kueng was not simply a bystander that day. He did less than what some of the bystanders attempted to do in helping Mr. Floyd,” Frank said.
Thao previously told Judge Peter Cahill that it “would be lying” to plead guilty. In October, he agreed to what’s called a stipulated evidence trial on the count of aiding and abetting manslaughter. As part of that process, his attorneys and prosecutors are working out agreed-upon evidence in his case and filing written closing arguments. Cahill will then decide whether Thao is guilty or not.
Not enough yrs
Too long
Did the police chief get penalized? Poorly trained.
This is horseshit
What. A. Fucking. Joke. HE MURDERED HIM. IN COLD BLOOD. WHILE HE BEGGED FOR HIS LIFE.
This is a joke. Should have gotten as much time as the other one.
He should rot in jail
All because criminal die of drug overdose
Not good enough should’ve gotten more time and the other officer 👮♀️ it was three not two
time magazine has long been a rag.
George Floyd was a criminal. Fentanyl was found in his system. But ok.
finally the white supremacists get they cummupance
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