Crime & Safety
George Floyd: Ex-Officer Posts 750K Bail, Released From Jail
Thomas Lane is one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane — one of four officers charged in the death of George Floyd — posted bail of $750,000 and was released from Hennepin County Jail Wednesday.
Lane, along with J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, faces one count of aiding and abetting unintentional second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Derek Chauvin, 44, of Oakdale, who had has knee on Floyd's neck during the arrest, faces third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony.
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Kueng and Thao both remain in custody at Hennepin County Jail. Chauvin is being held at the state prison in Oak Park Heights.
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