Trial of Three Ex-Officers Connected To George Floyd’s Death Postponed Until 2022

The state trial of the three ex-officers charged in connection to George Floyd’s death has been delayed until 2022. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill announced yesterday that the trial for former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao that was set for August has been postponed to March 7th of 2022 so that a federal trial on civil rights charges can take place first. Keung, Lane and Thao are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death last year. They have pleaded not guilty.

Last month, Derek Chauvin was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes. He is currently in jail and his sentencing is still scheduled for June 25th.
Last week, a federal grand jury indicted all four ex-officers alleging they violated his constitutional rights according to court documents filed in federal court in Minnesota. That indictment charges Chauvin with depriving Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure, Thao and Kueng with failing to intervene and all four with failing to render medical aid.