Ex-police officer who watched Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd pleads guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter

Thomas Lane (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Brendan O'Brien

One of three Minneapolis policemen who watched fellow officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd by kneeling on his neck pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 case, which triggered a wave of protests over racial injustice.

Chauvin, who is white, was sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison last year after his conviction on charges of murdering Floyd, a Black man suspected of passing a counterfeit bill.

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