Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death
In this image from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane listens Sept. 21, 2022 from Littleton, Colorado. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Lane to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, a low-security federal prison camp.
The killing, captured on bystander video, sparked protests as part of a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice.of violating Floyd's civil rights, and he appeared at Wednesday's hearing via video from the low-security federal prison camp in Littleton, Colorado. Lane had tried to deescalate the situation and had suggested that the restraint of Floyd could be handled differently, Frank said. Evidence from other trials and court documents shows that Lane twice asked if Floyd should be rolled onto his side to ensure he could breathe. Still, Frank said, these steps “do not relieve him of all responsibility.”he admitted that he intentionally helped restrain Floyd in a way that he knew created an unreasonable risk and caused his death.
With the state and federal sentences being served at the same time, Lane is likely to spend a total of roughly two years behind bars.
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