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Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term

FILE - This photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, June 3, 2020, shows J. Alexander Kueng. On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, Kueng, who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer kneeled on the Black man’s neck, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) In this screen grab from video provided by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Judge Peter Cahill, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank, defense attorney Thomas Plunkett and his client former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng, upper right, appear remotely via Zoom for Kueng's sentencing in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Kueng, who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer kneeled on the Black man’s neck, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. (Courtesy of Minnesota Attorney General's Office via AP) FILE - This photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, June 3, 2020, shows J. Alexander Kueng. On Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, Kueng, who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer kneeled on the Black man’s neck, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term