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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Released From Prison After Serving Time For His Connection To The Death Of George Floyd

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Several reports have confirmed that one of the Minneapolis Police officers that was convicted in the 2020 death of George Floyd was released from federal prison.

Thomas Lane served only two and a half years before being released from a low-security facility in Littleton, Colorado and the Bureau of federal Prisons noted that he would go into supervision for a year after being released.

The 41-year-old Lane is the first of four ex-Minneapolis officers in the incident to finish his sentence and be released.

The federal portion of his prison time was completed in April, but he stayed behind bars to serve a state sentence for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

Lane, who was at the scene with three other Minneapolis officers at the time of Floyd’s arrest and untimely death, already was serving a 30-month sentence in Colorado after he was convicted in July 2022 of violating Floyd’s Civil Rights. That conviction came for when former officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd on May 25, 2020 by kneeling on his neck and cutting off his breathing.

In May that year, Lane pleaded guilty in Hennepin County to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death and given his two and a half year sentence.

Arguably, Lane was the only officer of the four to any any concern for Floyd’s inability to breathe, later riding in the ambulance with an unresponsive Floyd while administering CPR in a attempt to get him to respond, but was unsuccessful.

Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years last year after a jury convicted him of murder and manslaughter. He later pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Floyd’s civil rights and is due to be released in 2038.

J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is serving a three and a half year sentence while Tou Thao, who was convicted of second-degree aiding and abetting manslaughter, is serving a nearly five-year sentence.

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George Floyd’s Death: Ex-Minneapolis Cop Convicted In The Killing Gets Out Of Prison

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Thomas Lane, one of four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, has finished his prison sentence. He had been serving a 36-month sentence at the Englewood prison in Colorado for violating Floyd’s civil rights as well as aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. At the time of the incident, it was Lane’s fourth day on the job as he held down Floyd’s legs during the arrest. Derek Chauvin was the officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck and back.

“The tragic death of George Floyd makes clear the fatal consequences that can result from a police officer’s failure to intervene to protect people in their custody,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said. “Had this defendant and other officers on the scene with Derek Chauvin taken simple steps, George Floyd would be alive today. This sentence should send a message that protecting people in custody is the affirmative duty and obligation of every law enforcement officer, regardless of one’s rank or seniority.”

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 05: Protesters march in downtown Brooklyn over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer on June 05, 2020 in New York City. The white police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder and the three other officers who participated in the arrest have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Floyd’s death, the most recent in a series of deaths of African Americans at the hands of police, has set off days and nights of protests across the country. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Randilee Giamusso, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, further noted to CNN that Lane “has a two-year term of supervision imposed through the District of Minnesota.” Chauvin, on the other hand, was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on the state level. For those charges, he is serving 22 and a half years in prison. Concurrently, he is serving another 21 years in prison for violating Floyd’s civil rights on a federal level.

The other two officers involved in the killing, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, are both still behind bars for violating Floyd’s civil rights as well as aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Be on the lookout for further updates on the killing of George Floyd on HotNewHipHop.

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Former Officer Receives State Sentence For His Role In George Floyd Murder

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Former Minneapolis police officer, Thomas Lane will serve three years in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd.  39-year-old Lane was sentenced virtually on Wednesday morning for a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. 

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty in May to the state charge. The ex officer held down Floyd’s legs while Derek Chauvin kept his knee on his neck for nine and a half minutes, which led to Floyd’s death.

READ MORE: Three Minneapolis Officers Found Guilty of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

He’s currently serving two-and-a-half years in Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colorado for violating Floyd’s civil rights by denying him medical care. Lane will serve his new state sentence in federal prison.

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Ex Minneapolis Cop Thomas Lane Sentenced To 2 ½ Years For Holding George Floyd’s Legs

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Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane is being sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for his role in George Floyd’s murder two years ago during an arrest.  39-year-old Lane was convicted in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights by denying him medical care. 

 The sentence is what Lane’s lawyers asked for, saying he was the only officer that encouraged former officer Derek Chauvin to roll Floyd onto his side so he could breathe. Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes, which led to his death.

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Mr. Floyd’s relatives had asked the judge to impose the maximum prison term possible and said afterward that they were upset by the sentence, According to The New York Times. 

“It’s insulting that he didn’t get the maximum amount of time,” said Philonise Floyd, one of Floyd’s brothers, adding: “If it was me and that was accessory to murder, they would’ve gave me the maximum amount of time. And you’re a police officer who was sworn to protect, who took an oath, and you didn’t get the maximum amount of time.”

All four officers who were at the scene were charged with various crimes.

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