Two former Minneapolis police officers were sentenced on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd.
At a hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Tou Thao, 36, to 3-1/2 years. Earlier on Wednesday, he sentenced J. Alexander Kueng, 28, to three years, Andrew Luger, U.S. attorney for Minnesota, said in a statement.
“Each had an individual duty and opportunity to intervene in the excessive force that resulted in the agonizing death of Mr. Floyd, but both men failed to take any action,” he said, referring to Thao and Kueng.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamAfter the hearings, Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross said she had hoped for stiffer sentences for both men.
The four officers were called to a Minneapolis grocery store on May 25, 2020, and tried to take Floyd into custody on suspicion he used a fake $20 bill to buy cigarettes.
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