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Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd’s murder, stabbed in federal prison

Former police officer given ‘life-saving measures’ after attack at prison in Arizona

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin breaks silence in first prison interview over George Floyd’s murder

The interview was part of a documentary about the fallout of George Floyd’s death

The Independent UK

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Is Tou Thao More Culpable Than the Other Cops Who Helped Derek Chauvin Kill George Floyd?

The former Minneapolis officer's 57-month sentence is based largely on the premise that he was "in the best position" to save Floyd.

Reason

Ex-officer Tou Thao sentenced to nearly five years for role in George Floyd’s murder

Tou Thao facilitated Floyd’s death because he ‘stood by and allowed it to happen’, lawyers said

Evening Standard

Unrepentant ex-Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in George Floyd’s killing

“I did not commit these crimes,” Tou Thao said in lengthy, sometimes rambling remarks at his sentencing hearing Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

US attorney general in Minneapolis to share results of police department probe

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce the findings of a two-year investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department, prompted by the death of George Floyd

The Independent UK

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U.S. attorney general to visit Minneapolis for 'civil rights matter' announcement

Attorney General Merrick Garland is heading to Minneapolis to make an announcement in "a civil rights matter."

The Independent UK

Three years on - how George Floyd's murder changed the face of America and the world

George Floyd was killed after he was restrained by officers, with one keeping their knee on his neck for almost 10 minutes as Mr Floyd repeatedly told them he "can't breathe" and that they were "going to kill" him

Daily Mirror

Former Minneapolis officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd’s murder

Attorney General Keith Ellison calls conviction ‘one more measure of accountability’ three years after Floyd’s death

The Independent UK

Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

A judge has found a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter

The Independent UK

Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge

A defense attorney says a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted

The Independent UK

George Floyd's police officer killer argues he didn't have fair trial in appeal

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 46, pinned George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck for nine and a half minutes has launched an appeal against his conviction

Daily Mirror

Derek Chauvin's lawyer asks a Minnesota appeals court to toss his murder convictions

Chauvin is currently serving concurrent state and federal sentences in an Arizona prison. The three-person Court of Appeals says it will issue its opinion within 90 days.

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Daily Record

Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back during his murder is jailed

J. Alexander Kueng was part of a team of four cops involved in the incident, with one holding his legs and another stopping the public from approaching them in May 2020.

Al Jazeera

Ex-US officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5 years

Former Minneapolis police officer J Alexander Kueng’s sentence ‘another piece of justice’ for Floyd family, lawyer says.

Tribune News Service

Former Minneapolis Officer J. Alexander Kueng sentenced for aiding George Floyd's killing

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the ex-officers already imprisoned for his role in helping to hold down George Floyd as he pleaded for his life in a south Minneapolis street two years ago received a 3 1/2-year state sentence Friday.

Axios

Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to 3.5 years over George Floyd charges

J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in October.

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Daily Mirror

Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back during his murder is JAILED

Former Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to the aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Cop who held Floyd's torso to be sentenced for manslaughter

The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back as one of his colleagues pinned the Black man's neck to the pavement is being sentenced on a state count

Tribune News Service

Kueng pleads guilty to state charges in George Floyd killing, Thao to let judge decide his case

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.

Al Jazeera

Former US police officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

Second officer to plead guilty to state charge agrees to deal that calls for three and a half years in prison.

The Guardian - US

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to abetting murder of George Floyd

J Alexander Kueng to serve 3.5 years in prison to run concurrently with previous sentence he was given in federal trial

Daily Record

George Floyd death cop admits aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter during restraint

J Alexander Kueng restrained the handcuffed 46-year-old by kneeling on his back as his disgraced colleague Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground by his neck.

Tribune News Service

Kueng pleads guilty to state charges in George Floyd killing; Thao to let judge decide his case

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.

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