MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to three years in prison in Hennepin County District Court for his role in George Floyd's killing more than two years ago.
Lane, who is already serving a 2 1/2-year sentence at a Colorado federal prison for violating Floyd's civil rights, appeared in a virtual court hearing Wednesday. He pleaded guilty last May in Hennepin County District Court to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in exchange for the three-year sentence, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence.
Judge Peter Cahill opened the hearing by allowing prosecutors to read a victim impact statement on behalf of the Floyd family.
