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Minneapolis Ex-Officer Sentenced To Nearly 5-Years In Floyd Killing.
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Aug 7 (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer's knee during a botched arrest.
The sentence, meted out by Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, was more than the 4-1/4 years requested by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
"I was hoping for a little more remorse, regret, acknowledgment of some responsibility," Cahill said before handing down the sentence.
The sentence will run concurrently with the 3-1/2 years Thao previously received on a federal conviction of violating Floyd's civil rights.
Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing
Tou Thao was sentenced for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
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Aug 7 (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer's knee during a botched arrest.
The sentence, meted out by Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill, was more than the 4-1/4 years requested by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
"I was hoping for a little more remorse, regret, acknowledgment of some responsibility," Cahill said before handing down the sentence.
The sentence will run concurrently with the 3-1/2 years Thao previously received on a federal conviction of violating Floyd's civil rights.
