Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Keung, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane have been charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd last May. Initially, the trio was set to stand trial in August. However, their trial has been delayed until March.
Thao, Keung and Lane will not be breathing a sigh of relief now that their trial date has been moved. Judge Peter Cahill made the decision to move the state’s trial to make way for a federal trial involving the three defendants. Just last week, the three former officers were hit with federal civil rights charges for “willfully” denying medical aid to Floyd last May.
Their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, was also charged by the federal government. However, he was not only charged in connection to Floyd’s murder. He was also charged for an incident in 2017 in which he is accused of beating a 17-year-old and kneeling on him. Chauvin is set to be sentenced for his murder conviction on June 25. He faces up to 40 years in prison.
#BREAKING: A new trial date has been set for three former officers charged in the death of #GeorgeFloyd.
March 8, 2022 jury selection will begin for Thao, Lane & Kueng for aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
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