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Trial for 3 former officers charged in George Floyd s killing delayed until March
By The Washington Post
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MINNEAPOLIS - A judge on Thursday delayed the planned August trial for the three former Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, potentially allowing a federal civil rights case against all four to proceed first.
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said during a motion hearing that the joint trial for Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao would be moved to March 7, 2022.
Cahill cited the need for additional time to deal with pending issues in the case and clarity on the timing of federal proceedings, suggesting that he thought the federal trial should proceed first. He also said there was a need for some distance from the Chauvin proceedings, citing the intense publicity surrounding the case and the effect it could have on jury selection.
J. Alexander Kueng – Thomas Keirnanlane – Tou Thao (Via WSJ.com) – A Hennepin County district judge delayed until March the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter when they helped Derek Chauvin restrain George Floyd.
The three men involved in the May 25, 2020 killing of Mr. Floyd include Thomas Lane, who held down Mr. Floyd’s legs, J. Alexander Kueng, who knelt on Mr. Floyd’s back, and Tou Thao, who kept onlookers at bay. Mr. Chauvin, who was convicted April 20 of second-degree murder and manslaughter, kneeled on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 25.