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Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death

In this image from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane speaks Sept. 21, 2022 from Littleton, Colorado. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Lane to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, a low-security federal prison camp. (Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) In this image from video, defense attorney Earl Gray speaks before Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Sept. 21, 2022 in Minneapolis. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, the low-security federal prison camp in Littleton, Colorado. (Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) In this image from video, Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Prosecutor Matthew Frank speaks before Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Sept. 21, 2022 in Minneapolis. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, the low-security federal prison camp in Littleton, Colorado. (Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) In this image from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill speaks while sentencing former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane Sept. 21, 2022 in Minneapolis. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, the low-security federal prison camp in Littleton, Colorado. (Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) In this image from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane listens Sept. 21, 2022 from Littleton, Colorado. Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Lane to three years. Lane appeared via video from the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood, a low-security federal prison camp. (Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) FILE - This image provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights. The former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty in May 2022 to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Floyd is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death