{"id":1992887,"date":"2023-08-07T07:31:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:32:15","slug":"ex-minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Minneapolis officer to be sentenced for involvement in George Floyd&#8217;s death."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-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=1992887&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--><h2>MINNEAPOLIS\u2014Final Sentencing \u200bfor Former \u200bOfficer \u200bin George Floyd&#8217;s Death<\/h2>\n<p>The anticipation \u2064is high as the last former Minneapolis \u200cpolice officer, Tou Thao, awaits his\u200b sentencing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-files-new-election-appeal-to-arizona-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Kari Lake appeals election to AZ Supreme Court.\">state \u2064court<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-chris-pratts-tomorrow-war-is-the-conservative-movie-of-the-summer\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Chris Pratt\u2019s \u2018Tomorrow War\u2019 Is The Conservative Movie Of The Summer\">crucial decision<\/a> will determine \u200bwhether Thao will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-on-a-state-charge-for-his-role-in-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Former Minneapolis officer to be sentenced for involvement in George Floyd's death.\">face additional time<\/a> behind bars for his\u200b involvement\u200c in the tragic \u2063death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Thao claimed\u200d that he\u2062 was nothing more than a &#8220;human traffic cone,&#8221; attempting to control the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-break-the-cycle-of-abuse\/\" title=\"How To Break the Cycle of Abuse\">concerned bystanders<\/a> who had\u2063 gathered at \u200dthe scene. It\u2062 was on May 25, 2020, when \u2064former Officer \u2062Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd&#8217;s neck, ultimately leading to\u200b his untimely demise.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd&#8217;s \u2063death sent shockwaves throughout the nation, igniting widespread \u200cprotests and calls for justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tou Thao, the final ex-Minneapolis cop awaiting state court sentencing for George Floyd&#8217;s death, awaits news on potential extended prison time. Thao claimed he acted as a &#8220;human traffic cone,&#8221; restraining worried onlookers while his fellow officer restrained Floyd. 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