Former Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
Choose your plan ArrowRight Thomas K. Lane entered his guilty plea early Wednesday before Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill. AdvertisementLane, Kueng and Thao are awaiting sentencing in the federal case. Jury selection in that trial is scheduled to begin June 13 — though Lane’s guilty plea is certain to spark speculation about other potential pleas in the case. “That deadline has passed.”It was not immediately clear what led to Lane’s guilty plea. Attorneys for Kueng and Thao did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lane’s guilty plea or whether their clients are engaged in plea discussions.
washingtonpost.comEx-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing
A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd's rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man's death.
news.yahoo.com30-Year Friendship Deepens After the Death of George Floyd
Plus, the two discuss how their friendship has grown deeper over the last three decades. Even if we vehemently disagree about something, it’s not going to be enough to break a friendship,” Yuan says. Watch Now:On Deeper Conversations About Race After George Floyd’s Murder:Chien-An and Jon reflect on how their conversations started out during the pandemic, then deepened after George Floyd’s murder. On Growing Up in Bay Village:Chien-An and Jon reflect on their shared and divergent experiences growing up in their homogenous Ohio suburbOn their divergent experiences with the police:Chien-An and Jon talk about their divergent experiences with law enforcement. On 30 years of friendship leading to trust, deeper conversations and understanding:Chien-An and Jon reflect on how 30 years of friendship laid the foundation of trust to talk about deeper topics.
onedetroitpbs.org30-Year Friendship Deepens After the Death of George Floyd
Plus, the two discuss how their friendship has grown deeper over the last three decades. Even if we vehemently disagree about something, it’s not going to be enough to break a friendship,” Yuan says. Watch Now:On Deeper Conversations About Race After George Floyd’s Murder:Chien-An and Jon reflect on how their conversations started out during the pandemic, then deepened after George Floyd’s murder. On Growing Up in Bay Village:Chien-An and Jon reflect on their shared and divergent experiences growing up in their homogenous Ohio suburbOn their divergent experiences with the police:Chien-An and Jon talk about their divergent experiences with law enforcement. On 30 years of friendship leading to trust, deeper conversations and understanding:Chien-An and Jon reflect on how 30 years of friendship laid the foundation of trust to talk about deeper topics.
onedetroitpbs.orgJudge overseeing Derek Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four ex-Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
news.yahoo.comJudge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Wednesday that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison. Chauvin pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to violating Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck — even after he became unresponsive — resulting in the Black man’s death on May 25, 2020. The white former officer admitted he willfully deprived Floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure, including unreasonable force by a police officer.
news.yahoo.comMinnesota Human Rights department alleges Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern or practice of race discrimination
The investigation, announced after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, examined whether the city and the police department were using racially discriminatory practices and policies.
cbsnews.comPlea deal rejected by 3 ex-officers in George Floyd's death
Prosecutors revealed Monday evening that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, but said at a hearing that the defendants rejected them. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill held the hearing mostly to consider whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial set to begin in June for former Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng. They're charged with aiding and abetting both manslaughter and murder when former officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd, a Black man, to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020.
news.yahoo.com‘This Isn’t Going to be No George Floyd’: North Carolina to Consider Criminal Charges Against Deputy Caught on Video with Knee on Man’s Neck
The State Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into a North Carolina deputy caught on video with his knee on a Black’s man neck […]
news.yahoo.comGenesee County Prosecutor’s Office to track case trends, disparities through new database
GENESEE COUNTY, MI—Are cases that go through the Genesee County Prosecutor’s office resolving in equal punishments? A new system the office is receiving will help determine that. The system, which won’t be entirely implemented until 2023, will allow the prosecutor’s office to break down the cases they handle—sorting them through a variety of categories, such as a person’s race. The current database utilized by the prosecutor’s office allows Leyton’s staff to see where cases are in the court process, but specific data tracking isn’t available. Morris Township man guilty in 2019 murderRoscommon County Sheriff’s K9 dies unexpectedlySettlement reached after elderly woman denied handicapped parking space at Shiawassee County apartment complex
mlive.comDenver mounts defense of response to George Floyd protests, citing "unprecedented violence"
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock's administration on Monday mounted its most forceful defense to date in support of the city's police officers and their response to the violent George Floyd protests in 2020.Driving the news: In opening arguments for a federal lawsuit, assistant city attorney Lindsay Jordan acknowledged officers made mistakes.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeBut she argued to the jury that the use of pepper balls, tea
news.yahoo.comEstée Lauder exec ousted after posting racist covid-19 meme featuring ‘Sesame Street’ characters
Senior Estée Lauder executive John Demsey was told to leave the company over a meme he posted on Instagram that used the n-word in a joke about "Sesame Street's" Snuffleupagus contracting the coronavirus.
washingtonpost.com‘Completely predictable’: the Portland shooting and fears of escalating extremism in America
The killing of June Knightly sent shockwaves through a city that has seen frequent protests, and raised fears of further violence June Knightly was shot and killed during a Portland protest rally on 19 February. Photograph: Kat Knapp The shooting of a respected volunteer at a racial justice protest in Portland, Oregon, last weekend has roiled the activist community in the city, and raised fresh fears about “vigilante violence” and escalating extremism in America. Authorities on Tuesday filed mur
news.yahoo.comSentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd's killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin.
After decades of lobbying, supporters say they have the votes in the House to pass a reparations bill
H.R. 40 would create a commission on reparations for Black Americans modeled on the process Japanese Americans went through to receive reparations for being imprisoned in internment camps during World War II.
washingtonpost.com3 ex-Minneapolis cops convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper training or the distraction of shouting bystanders excused them from failing to prevent Floyd’s killing.
news.yahoo.com3 former police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights as he was killed by 4th cop
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER, The Associated PressST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back. Thao testified that he relied on the other officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs as his attention was elsewhere. Conviction of a federal civil rights violation that results in death is punishable by life in prison or even death, but such sentences are extremely rare. Related:Derek Chauvin gets more than 22 years in prison for George Floyd’s deathDerek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in George Floyd’s death
mlive.comFormer Minneapolis officers found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
After a monthlong trial that cast a harsh light on police training and practices in Minneapolis, a jury deliberated about 13 hours before finding Kueng, Lane and Thao guilty of violating Floyd’s civil rights by failing to render medical aid to the man. Story continues below advertisementA federal grand jury indicted Chauvin, Kueng, Lane and Thao in May 2021 on charges that they violated Floyd’s constitutional rights during the fatal arrest. Kueng and Thao were charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure by not intervening as Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck. Kueng, Lane and Thao each pleaded not guilty. They called 21 witnesses over 13 days, including an off-duty firefighter who tried to get the officers to check Floyd’s pulse; other law enforcement officers; and medical experts.
washingtonpost.comSources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests
A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide after the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors question officer in Floyd killing about training
A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified that he didn’t act on another officer’s suggestion to roll Floyd on his side after he stopped breathing, didn’t ask Officer Derek Chauvin to check for a neck pulse and didn’t try to get Chauvin off Floyd’s neck.
Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing
The head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide unit says three former officers on trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights should have intervened to stop fellow Officer Derek Chauvin when he had his knee on the Black man’s neck.
Police medical trainer faults officers in Floyd's killing
A Minneapolis police officer who oversaw medical training for two of the three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights testified Tuesday that the officers failed to follow their training to do everything they could to prevent his death.