Trial for ex-officers charged with aiding George Floyd’s murder moved to 2022
by Guardian staff and agency from on (#5HS8G)
Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were to face trial on 23 August but judge changed date so federal case can go first
The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.
Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were scheduled to face trial on 23 August on charges they aided and abetted both murder and manslaughter when they assisted the more experienced officer, Derek Chauvin, in restraining Floyd face down on the street last May, with Chauvin kneeling on his neck.
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