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
Tou Thao, another ex-officer who helped restrain Floyd, is also set to be sentenced Wednesday.Kueng and Thao 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.Prosecutors asked the court in June to sentence Kueng and Thao to"significantly more" time than the range applicable to former officer Thomas Lane but less time than Chauvin's 21-year sentence.
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.During the arrest, Kueng restrained Floyd's torso, Lane held down Floyd's legs and Thao stood nearby and held back a crowd of upset bystanders.
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