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    Defense rests in federal trial of 3 police officers in George Floyd's killing

    Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane's co-defendants, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, presented their cases last week.
    by The Associated Press Feb 21, 2022 3 minutes

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — The defense attorney for the third former Minneapolis officer charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck rested his case Monday, after the officer testified that he didn't realize how dire Floyd's condition was until paramedics turned him over.Thomas Lane testified that it was the first time he had seen Floyd's face since officers had struggled with 46-year-old Black as they tried to arrest him. While Floyd was handcuffed, facedown on the pavement, Lane held Floyd's legs"Um. He didn't look good," Lane said.

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