J. Alexander Kueng, officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back, faces sentencing
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J. Alexander Kueng's guilty plea - along with another officer's decision to let a judge decide his fate - averted what would have been the third long and painful trial over Floyd's killing.
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J. Alexander Kueng's guilty plea - along with another officer's decision to let a judge decide his fate - averted what would have been the third long and painful trial over Floyd's killing.
MINNEAPOLIS —A Hennepin County judge sentenced J. Alexander Kueng, one of the three Minneapolis police officers charged for aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, to 42 months in prison pursuant to a plea deal.
J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. He is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, and the state and federal sentence will be served at the same time.
J. Alexander Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio.
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