One of three former Minneapolis police officers facing trial for the death of George Floyd pleads guilty to manslaughter charges
"His acknowledgment he did something wrong is an important step towardof the Floyd family, our community and the nation," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement.
Under the plea agreement, Lane will serve three years in a federal prison, a court spokesperson said. Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, said he and Lane would have no comment. Lane was not taken into custody and a pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Probe finds Minneapolis police use 'racist practices' in US cityThao , Kueng and Lane were convicted of federal charges in February, after a monthlong trial that focused on the officers' training and the culture of the police department.
The two other former officers involved in George Floyd's arrest, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng, are scheduled to face trial in June on both of state charges, according to online Hennepin County Court records. In February, Lane, Thao and Kueng were convicted on federal charges of depriving Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid to him when he showed signs of distress.in federal court to charges he violated Floyd's civil rights.Floyd's death, which was filmed by a bystander in
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