MINNEAPOLIS — One of the two ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd's killing is pleading guilty, and the other officer has agreed not to proceed with his state trial scheduled to begin Monday.
The decision by fired officer J. Alexander Kueng came as jury selection was about to start Monday morning in the joint trial in Hennepin County District Court.
After Kueng's plea deal was announced, co-defendant Tou Thao told District Judge Peter Cahill that he was giving up his right to a jury trial and agreeing instead to a trial by stipulated evidence.
