Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing

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Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing

https://www.reuters.com/legal/former-minneapolis-officer-sentenced-aiding-floyd-killing-2023-08-07/

Tou Thao was sentenced for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.

Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer's knee during a botched arrest.

The sentence, meted out by Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, was more than the 4-1/4 years requested by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.