Two Ex-Minneapolis police officers sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

(ABC 6 News) – Two ex-Minneapolis police officers learned their fate on Wednesday in the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.

Former officer, J. Alexander Kueng, has been sentenced to three years (36 months) in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. His sentence will be followed by two years of supervised release.

Kueng’s fellow former officer, Tou Thao, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years (42 months) in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. His sentence will be followed by two years of supervised release.

Kueng and Thao were each convicted in February of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and of failing to intervene to stop their colleague Derek Chauvin during the restraint of Floyd.

Kueng and Thao have a voluntary surrender date of Oct. 4.

Fellow officer, Thomas Lane, was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in state court and is serving a 22.5 year state sentence. His federal and state sentences are being served simultaneously.