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24 Feb 2022, 6:01 pm

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The three former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in George Floyd’s fatal arrest were found guilty Thursday of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care and with failing to intervene to stop Officer Derek Chauvin.

The jury has reached a verdict in the federal trial of the three former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in George Floyd’s fatal arrest.

Thomas Lane, 38; Tou Thao, 36, and J. Alexander Kueng, 28, were each charged with depriving the Black man with medical care while he was violently restrained. Thao and Kueng were both additionally charged with failing to intervene and stop Derek Chauvin from kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.

The jury deliberated for more than 12 hours Wednesday and Thursday. Jury members consist of eight women and four men.

During closing arguments, U.S. assistant attorney Manda Sertich urged the jury to convict the three men for not following their training and helping a men who was clearly in distress.

“No one did a thing to help,” Sertich said.


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24 Feb 2022, 6:07 pm

Good, wonder what the judge will give them.



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24 Feb 2022, 7:08 pm

Excellent.


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24 Feb 2022, 7:32 pm

Good.


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25 Feb 2022, 10:26 pm

Another hole plugged



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25 Feb 2022, 10:34 pm

IMO, these three cops won't last very long in prison.

Fellow inmates will certainly give them a difficult time behind bars.


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