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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s killing

AP

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has pleaded guilty to state charge of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

Lane is one of three former Minneapolis officers convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights and faces federal sentences that one expert told the Associated Press could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for their former colleague Derek Chauvin.

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