Minneapolis Ex-police Officer Sentenced to 2.5 Years in George Floyd Case

Former Minnesota police officer Thomas Lane poses in a combination of booking photographs at Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 3, 2020. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane was sentenced to 30 months in prison in a federal court on Thursday morning for depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rights, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.

Lane, 39, must also serve two years of supervised release as part of his sentence.