MINNEAPOLIS — One of the two ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd's killing pleaded guilty Monday, and the other officer agreed to waive his right to a jury trial that was scheduled to begin this week.
The decision by fired officer J. Alexander Kueng came as jury selection was about to start in Hennepin County District Court. After Kueng's plea deal was announced, co-defendant Tou Thao told District Judge Peter Cahill that he would go forward with a trial by stipulated facts rather than before a jury.
Attorney Robert Paule said that means Cahill will review all the evidence in Thao's case, to be received by Nov. 17, and issue a verdict by mid-February.
