Thomas Lane, former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, released from prison

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the former Minneapolis police officers who Murder of George Floyd was released from custody, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Thomas Lane was found guilty in 2022 Violation of Floyd’s civil rights when former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered Floyd on May 25, 2020. Lane was sentenced to 2.5 years in a federal prison in 2022.

Lane was convicted of the charges earlier this year Aiding and abetting manslaughter and was sentenced to three years. He served two of these years concurrently with his federal sentence, which ended on February 26 this year, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Lane served his sentence in Colorado. The Bureau of Prisons had previously stated that he would be placed under supervision after his release.

Lane was one of four former police officers convicted in connection with Floyd's killing, which sparked protests in Minnesota and around the world.

Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for murder and manslaughter. Last fall, the US Supreme Court ruled rejected his appeal of this conviction. He also pleaded guilty to the federal charge of violating Floyd’s rights and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.

J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to manslaughter and sentenced to 3.5 yearsTou Thao was convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to almost five years in prison.

Kueng and Thao were both found guilty of civil rights violations. sentenced to three and three and a half years in prisonrespectively.

All state and federal sentences were imposed simultaneously.

After Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis police faced two investigations: the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the US Department of JusticeBoth investigations uncovered a years-long pattern of discriminatory practices and required the city to reach settlements to remedy the situation.