Ex-police officer given three-year sentence in plea deal for aiding Floyd death

Thomas Lane’s sentencing hearing was held remotely (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years.

Thomas Lane is already serving a two-and-a-half-year federal sentence for violating Mr Floyd’s civil rights.