Topic: Peter Cahill

Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao, who held off bystanders as George Floyd was pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin in 2020, was sentenced to 57 months in prison Monday for his role in Floyd's death.

A judge found former Minneapolis Police Department officer Tou Thao guilty Monday night of his role in the death of George Floyd almost three years ago.

A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd.

Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng rejected a plea deal in a state trial for their role in the killing of George Floyd.

Two former Minneapolis police officers will have the trial related to their roles in the death of George Floyd delayed until early 2023, according to court documents filed Monday.

Thomas Lane, one of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the deadly arrest of George Floyd two years ago, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd's death.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, the three former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, rejected plea deals in a state trial.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has asked a judge to modify the sentencing memorandum of former police officer Derek Chauvin to indicate that children who witnessed the death of George Floyd were traumatized.

A Minnesota judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 270 months in prison Friday for killing George Floyd during an arrest more than a year ago.

Citing four aggravating factors in the case, prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 30-year sentence for former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.