Minneapolis police training, policies under microscope in trial of 3 ex-cops in George Floyd's death

Jan 31, 20220

Cedric Hohnstadt via Associated Press count

From left, former MPD officer Tou Thao, attorney Robert Paule, attorney Natalie Paule, attorney Tom Plunkett, ex-officer J. Alexander Keung, ex-officer Thomas Lane and attorney Earl Grey appeared for opening statements on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

A police officer's duty to intervene when a colleague uses excessive force is at the core of the prosecution of three men charged as Derek Chauvin's accomplices in the murder of George Floyd.

Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are being tried in federal court in St. Paul on charges they violated Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide him with medical aid as Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes and eventually killed him. Kueng and Thao are also charged with failing to intervene on Floyd's behalf.

Kueng and Lane were new members of the force at the time. Chauvin, a 19-year police veteran, was at one time Kueng's field training officer.

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