BREAKING: Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months.
, allowing his colleagues to continue restraining Floyd and preventing bystanders from providing medical aid.
“There is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances,” Cahill wrote. He concluded: “Thao's actions were even more unreasonable in light of the fact that he was under a duty to intervene to stop the other officers' excessive use of force and was trained to render medical aid.”saying “it would be lying” to plead guilty when he didn't think he was in the wrong. He instead agreed to let Cahill decide the case based on evidence from Chauvin's 2021 murder trial and the federal civil rights trial in 2022 of Thao and former Officers Thomas Lane and J.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao to be sentenced Monday in George Floyd's killingThe fourth and final former Minneapolis police officer charged for his role in George Floyd's murder is set to learn his fate on Monday.
Read more »
Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s deathEx-Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been sentenced to nearly five years on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killing. Thao held back concerned bystanders as Floyd pleaded for his life.
Read more »
Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killingTou Thao has testified he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when he held back concerned bystanders who gathered as former officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while the Black man pleaded for his life on May 25, 2020.
Read more »
Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killingThe last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd will learn Monday whether he will spend additional time in prison.
Read more »
Ex-Minneapolis officer faces sentencing on a state charge for his role in George Floyd’s killingThe last former Minneapolis police officer to face sentencing in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd is expected to learn Monday whether he’ll spend any additional time in prison.
Read more »
Star Wars Has Misunderstood George Lucas' Sith Rule Of Two For 24 YearsIntroduced at the beginning of the Skywalker saga, it can be argued that Star Wars has misunderstood the purpose of the Sith Lords' Rule of Two.
Read more »