J. Alexander Kueng, one of the former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s killing, is set to be released from federal prison in January 2025, after serving a 3 ½ year sentence on state charges and a 3 year sentence on federal charges.
J. Alexander Kueng
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​Kueng sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
J. Alexander Kueng, one of four former Minneapolis police officers convicted in aiding and abetting the manslaughter of George Floyd, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
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Third officer involved in George Floyd’s death pleads guilty; the last stands trial
The state trial of one of the officers involved in killing George Floyd began this week as another officer involved accepted a plea deal.Â
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Ex-officers Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
All four officers involved in George Floyd’s murder have now been sentenced in federal court.
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Trial delayed for Kueng, Thao in the killing of George Floyd
The state trial of two of the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd has been delayed. The trial of J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao will now take place on Jan. 5, 2023.
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Recent criminal trials show civil rights progress, persistent bias
‘Racial biases are so deeply ingrained in American culture that people don’t even know they have them.’
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Chauvin’s colleagues convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
The three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin while he murdered George Floyd were convicted of depriving Floyd of his civil rights late Thursday afternoon.Â
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Judge sets rules in federal trial for formers officers involved in the murder of George Floyd
The three officers involved in the murder of George Floyd convened in a federal courtroom before Judge Paul Magnuson for the first time on Tuesday, January 11.
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The latest: from aggravating factors to federal indictments
Four former Minneapolis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights, while the state trial for the three other officers has been continued to March 2022.
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Trial for former MPD officers charged in George Floyd’s death delayed until 2022
The state trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng in the killing of George Floyd has been pushed back to March 7, 2022.
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Former MPD officers indicted on federal civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd; Chauvin also charged for 2017 incident
The four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s fatal arrest have been indicted on federal civil rights charges.