The three former officers charged with aiding and abetting in George Floyd’s death faced a judge for the first time today. A judge set bail for Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane.
Lawyers for the three Minneapolis police officers had asked for a much lower amount for bail. The judge said he can think of no comparable case with these circumstances and granted the government’s higher request of $1 million bail (or $750,000 with conditions). https://t.co/cYzx6jsP4a
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The complaint against Lane, 37, notes that he asked about rolling Floyd on his side and wondered about delirium, but went on to say that Lane “took no actions to assist Mr. Floyd, to change his position, or to reduce the force the officers were using against Mr. Floyd.”
The complaint against Kueng, 26, says he was positioned between (Derek) Chauvin and Lane and could hear their comments. The complaint against Thao, 34, who was seen in the cellphone video standing near a crowd of bystanders, says Thao initially got a hobble restraint from the squad car, “but the officers decided not to use it and maintained their positions.”
Their next court date is set for June 29. A date for Derek Chauvin’s first court appearance hasn’t been set yet.
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