UpdatedThu, May 13, 2021 at 11:14 am CT Reply Former Minneapolis Police officers Tou Thao (R) and Thomas Lane (L) arrive for a court hearing at the Hennepin County Government Center on July 21, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS — The joint manslaughter trial against former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Kiernan Lane, and Tou Thao in the death of George Floyd will be delayed until March. 7, 2022, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Thursday. Cahill made the decision during a pre-trial hearing. He cited the need for "space" from the media coverage of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's June 25 sentencing, reports KARE 11.