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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.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

2 former police officers charged in George Floyd killing ask judge to delay, relocate trial

MINNEAPOLIS — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd's killing appeared in court Tuesday morning to ask the judge to delay and relocate their trial, set to begin in downtown Minneapolis in two weeks.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Judge undecided on cameras in courtroom for state trial of ex-Minneapolis police officers in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County judge said he's unsure whether state law will allow him to permit cameras in the courtroom for the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection to George Floyd's murder.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

In closing arguments at the trial of three former Minneapolis officers, attorneys spar over 'willful' intent and 'politics' of policing

MINNEAPOLIS — On the final morning of their civil rights trial, a federal prosecutor described to jurors how three former Minneapolis police officers watched and listened but did not help as Derek Chauvin killed a man "in broad daylight on a public street."

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

New footage played in federal trial shows officers did not tell superior that George Floyd had no pulse, appeared to stop breathing

MINNEAPOLIS — Newly public body camera video played in court Thursday showed that two former Minneapolis police officers withheld critical information about the killing of George Floyd from a superior, including that Floyd was pinned under a colleague's knee for more than nine minutes, that they couldn't detect his pulse…

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

Defense attorney says paramilitary culture, inadequate training stopped rookie officer from intervening on George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — A defense attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer questioned Friday whether poor training and a paramilitary culture were to blame for his client's failure to stop Derek Chauvin from killing George Floyd.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022

3 of 4 Minneapolis officers didn't follow use-of-force policy during Floyd arrest, inspector testifies

MINNEAPOLIS — Three of the four officers who arrested and restrained George Floyd on May 25, 2020, did not act in accordance to use of force policy, a Minneapolis police inspector and longtime academy instructor testified Friday in the federal trial of three ex-Minneapolis officers in Floyd's death.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

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FDA halts use of 2 treatments found to be ineffective against omicron

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2022