J. Alexander Kueng, one of the former Minneapolis Police officers convicted of federal charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, has been sentenced to three years in prison
Kueng, who held down Floyd's torso, and Thao, who kept a group of bystanders back, were each convicted in February of violating Floyd's civil rights and of failing to intervene to stop their colleague Derek Chauvin during the restraint. With the sentences, all four of the officers who helped restrain Floyd in May 2020 have now received prison time.Thomas Lane, who held down Floyd's legs, was convicted of one federal charge and sentenced last week to 2.
How the fatal arrest of George Floyd unfolded 04:33The sentencing comes more than two years after Lane, Thao and Kueng were fired and arrested for their actions -- or lack thereof -- in May 2020 as Chauvin pressed his knee into the neck and back of Floyd, who was handcuffed and lying on his stomach, for more than nine minutes.
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