September 21, 2022 10:44am EDT
Ex-Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane sentenced to 3 years for manslaughter in George Floyd death
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 3 years on aiding and abetting manslaughter state charge in George Floyd's death
By Danielle Wallace | Fox News
One of four former Minneapolis police officers at the scene of George Floyd's death learned his sentence on manslaughter charges on Wednesday.
Thomas Lane, who already pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Floyd, was sentenced to three years.
He was already serving a 2 1/2-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. FOX 9 Minneapolis reported that Wednesday's sentencing means no additional jail time for Lane.
In reaching a plea deal with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office, he agreed to plead guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter under the contingency that he get a three-year state sentence to be served at the same time as his federal sentence.
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