Opening statements are set to begin Monday. The federal civil rights trial for three former Minneapolis police officers indicted in connection with …
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Three Officers on Trial Over George Floyd's Civil Rights
On Thursday, jury selection will begin in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death in May 2020. J. Alexander Kueng, 27, Thomas Lane, 38, and Tou Thao, 35, are facing charges of violating Floyd's civil rights when they failed to provide aid while he was pinned under ex-officer Derek Chauvin's knee. Keung and Thao are also accused of failing to intervene against the use of unreasonable force. Learn more about the defendants and what to expect.
The Latest on the Federal Civil Rights Trial
The former officers' response as George Floyd died has led to laws establishing that cops have a duty to step in if they witness a colleague using excessive or unauthorized force. Outrage at Derek Chauvin was apparent from the moment video surfaced of his knee pressed into George Floyd's neck for 9 …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis who face federal civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd aren’t as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin, a fellow officer who was convicted of murder last spring. Thomas Lane and J. Kueng were the first officers to respond to a report that …
Three former Minneapolis police officers face federal charges that they violated George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 arrest. Here’s what you need to know about the officers and the upcoming trial. Photo: Erin Ailworth/The Wall Street Journal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death amount to an unconstitutional closing of the courtroom. Citing the risks of the pandemic, U.S. District Judge Paul …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — First, it was Mohamed Noor — convicted for shooting an unarmed woman who approached his police SUV. Then it was Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin George Floyd to a Minneapolis street as he gasped for air. Last month, it was Kim Potter, guilty of …
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