Ex-Officer Involved In George Floyd’s Murder Completes Federal Sentence

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A former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the 2020 murder of George Floyd has completed his federal prison sentence but remains in custody, WCCO News reports.
Ex-officer Thomas Lane was convicted in February 2022 of depriving Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to provide medical care during the fatal arrest in the summer of 2020. Lane was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison.
Body camera footage caught Lane holding Floyd’s legs as Derek Cha