Former police officer jailed over role in death of George Floyd

J. Alexander Kueng has been jailed over his role in the death of George Floyd (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP/PA)

The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer pressed on his neck has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.

Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nine and a half minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he could not breathe and eventually went limp.