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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Thomas Lane sentenced to 2.5 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Hennepin County Sheriff

Disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his Memorial Day 2020 murder.

Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Lane to 30 months in federal prison on Thursday, five months after he was convicted of one count of depriving Floyd of his civil rights by failing to provide him with medical care as he lay dying under Derek Chauvin’s knee.

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