{"id":1479347,"date":"2022-05-18T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1479347"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:29:42","slug":"ex-minneapolis-officer-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-charge-in-george-floyd-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-minneapolis-officer-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-charge-in-george-floyd-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Minneapolis Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge in George Floyd Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-minneapolis-officer-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-charge-in-george-floyd-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1479347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane has pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting second-degree\u00a0manslaughter in the 2020 death of George Floyd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">As part of a plea deal, Lane had a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. The state is recommending a sentence of three years for Lane and has agreed to allow him to serve the time in a federal prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd&#8217;s rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man&#8217;s death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/640\/320\/Thomas-Lane-HENNEPIN-COUNTY-SHERIFFS-OFFICE.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Thomas Lane has accepted a plea deal Wednesday, May 18, in relation to charges in connection to George Floyd&#039;s death.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Thomas Lane has accepted a plea deal Wednesday, May 18, in relation to charges in connection to George Floyd&#8217;s death.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Hennepin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The plea deal would allow Lane to serve the state\u2019s recommended 3-year sentence concurrently with the federal conviction \u2013 where a sentence has yet to be determined, according to the Star Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>Their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of violating Floyd\u2019s civil rights and faces a federal sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years. Chauvin earlier was convicted of state charges of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 22 1\/2 years in the state case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/640\/320\/Thomas-Lanes.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>      <span class=\"copyright\">(Cedric Hohnstadt via AP\/\/Hennepin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office via AP, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Floyd, 46, died May 25, 2020, after Chauvin pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck, as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn\u2019t breathe. Lane and Kueng helped to restrain Floyd, who was handcuffed. Lane held down Floyd\u2019s legs and Kueng knelt on Floyd\u2019s back. Thao kept bystanders from intervening during the 9 1\/2-minute restraint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lane was convicted along with Kueng and Thao of federal charges in February, after a monthlong trial that focused on the officers&#8217; training and the culture of the police department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All three were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care and Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the killing, which was caught on video and sparked protests around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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