Former officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights in 2020. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)
<p>Thomas Lane, one of the officers arrested for the murder of George Floyd, has received a 2 1/2 year sentence for violating his civil rights.</p>
<p>According to the <em><a href="https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-police-minneapolis-thomas-lane-ffc19860301d277a32a18e1067bc4d4e">Associated Press</a></em>, Lane was sentenced on Thursday as a federal judge called his role in the restraint that led to George Floyd&#8217;s death “a very serious offense in which a life was lost.&#8221; Prosecutors asked that he be sentenced to at least 5 1/4 years in prison for his role in the incident.</p>
<p>Lane is currently free on bond and is scheduled to turn himself in on October 4th. He also faces state charges for his role in George Floyds&#8217;s death and will be sentenced in September.</p>
<p>Lane was the officer that held Floyd&#8217;s legs as former officer Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd&#8217;s neck as he pleaded for him to get off. Judge Paul Magnuson said to Lane that the &#8220;fact that you did not get up and remove Mr. Chauvin when Mr. Floyd became unconscious is a violation of the law.&#8221;</p>
<p>Prosecutor Manda Sertich argued that Lane should be sentenced to more time and said,</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;There has to be a line where blindly following a senior officer’s lead, even for a rookie officer, is not acceptable.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Judge Magnuson placed fault on the Minneapolis Police Department for placing Lane, who was a rookie cop at the time, with another rookie officer on the call that would ultimately lead to the end of George Floyd&#8217;s life. Magnuson also shared that he received 145 letters in support of Lane, saying that he had never received that many letters in support of a defendant.</p>
<p>George Floyd&#8217;s brother Philonise Floyd was present during Thursday&#8217;s sentencing and called the judge&#8217;s decision &#8220;insulting&#8221; and also labeled Lane &#8220;an accessory to murder,&#8221; and shared that he didn&#8217;t get the longest possible sentence.</p>
<p>The other two officers, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, who were also convicted of violating George Floyd&#8217;s civil rights will be sentenced at a later date. As <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/derek-chauvin-sentenced-to-21-years-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights/">previously</a></em> reported, earlier this month, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years for violating George Floyd&#8217;s civil rights.</p>
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