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3 Other Ex-Cops Face Charges In George Floyd s Murder. Here s What s Next For Them.
Legal experts predict how Derek Chauvin s conviction could impact the cases of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.
With Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict secured, the state of Minnesota turns its attention to the three other former police officers facing charges in George Floyd’s murder.
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were charged last summer with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. They are set to stand trial together in August.
Lane and Kueng helped Chauvin pin Floyd facedown on the street during an arrest attempt outside a convenience store in Minneapolis in May 2020. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes while Floyd repeatedly stated he couldn’t breathe and eventually ceased speaking, moving and breathing.
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Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the killing of George Floyd, April 20, 2021. (Reuters) Social Share
Minneapolis – Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder on Tuesday in the arrest of George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans.
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter after considering three weeks of testimony from 45 witnesses, including bystanders, police officials and medical experts. Deliberations began on Monday and lasted just over ten hours.
Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 23 minutes ago • 5 minute read • Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is handcuffed to be led away after a jury found him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. Photo by Pool via REUTERS /Pool via REUTERS
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MINNEAPOLIS Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George Floyd, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans.
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter after considering three weeks…