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Thomas Lane, a former Minneapolis police officer, was sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in the death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests over police brutality and racial justice.
Thomas Lane left with his lawyer Earl Gray.
Lane pleaded guilty to a charge of aiding and abetting second degree in the death of Floyd, a black man who was pinned to the ground by Lane and Chauvin for nine and a half minutes.
Lane had already been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for violating Floyd's civil rights and his lawyer and state prosecutors had recommended a three-year sentence for him.
Chauvin was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in July after pleading guilty to violating Floyd's civil rights.
Next month, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao will be tried on charges of manslaughter and aiding and abetting murder. Kueng and Thao were both sentenced to three years in prison for federal civil rights charges.
State charges of aiding and abetting murder and aiding and abetting manslaughter were not accepted by Lane, Thao and Kueng. The three were found guilty by a federal jury of willfully failing to stop Chauvin from using unnecessary force that led to Floyd's death. Lane was charged with aiding and abetting manslaughter in the state. Lane admitted in the plea deal that he helped hold down Floyd even though he knew the hold was dangerous. Lane didn't want to risk losing the case since he had a newborn baby who he wanted to be a part of. Chauvin was shown kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, ignoring Floyd's pleas to "I can't breathe" The four officers were fired. Lane asked two times if Floyd should be turned onto his side, but still helped hold him down on the pavement despite Floyd's pleas, according to NBC News. The killing of Floyd led to calls for police accountability.
An ex-Minneapolis police officer was sentenced for George Floyd's murder.
Lane pleaded guilty to aiding Floyd's death.
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