Judge sets March trial for at least one Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd death.
"So I think my nephew's case is going to be a fight," Floyd's aunt Angela Harrelson said outside of court."This is going to be, this is going to be a heavy fight. I see it right away, it's going to be a fight."
Kueng and Lane are both free on bail and walked into Cahill's courtroom with their lawyers. Thao, who is still in jail, joined his two former colleagues in court wearing an orange jail jump suit and face covering."I have not commented publicly in any regard. I've done so out of respect for Mr. Floyd and his family and I'm going to continue to do that," Robert Pauley, a lawyer for Thao, said outside of court.
Floyd's death has sparked worldwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality. Minnesota officials have launched aand city lawmakers have vowed to dismantle the department and create a new public safety apparatus. Selwyn Jones, Floyd's uncle, said on Monday he finds it difficult sitting in the same courtroom as the men who allegedly killed his nephew.
"And this is just absolutely insane that we all gathered here to talk about my nephew getting murdered by a damn madman in the middle of the street for what reason, because of the color of his skin," Jones said.Gabe Gutierrez is an NBC News Correspondent based in New York. He reports for all platforms of NBC News, including"TODAY," “NBC Nightly News," MSNBC and NBCNews.com.
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