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2 cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd’s killing

FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng, left, and his attorney, Thomas Plunkett, arrive for sentencing for violating George Floyd's civil rights outside the Federal Courthouse on July 27, 2022 in St. Paul, Minn. Kueng and Tou Thao, two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death, are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, left, and his attorney, Robert Paule, arrive for sentencing for violating George Floyd's civil rights outside the Federal Courthouse on July 27, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death, are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP, File) FILE - A protester carries a sign in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles on June 1, 2020, during demonstrations after the killing of George Floyd, which sparked calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created longstanding inequities impacting generations of Black Americans. Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FILE - Protesters hold signs as they march during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago on May 30, 2020. Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
2 cops head to trial for aiding George Floyd’s killing