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Evening Standard
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John Dunne

Thomas Lane: Former police officer jailed for ‘aiding and abetting’ death of George Floyd

Thomas Lane is already serving a two-and-a-half-year federal sentence for violating Mr Floyd’s civil rights.

(Picture: AP)

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years.

Thomas Lane is already serving a two-and-a-half-year federal sentence for violating Mr Floyd’s civil rights.

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