3 Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd’s Death Reject Plea Deal

(L-R) Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao. The photos are provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, on June 3, 2020. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin, rejected plea deals last month, prosecutors revealed on Monday.

Former Officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both manslaughter and murder when Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him to the pavement for nine-and-a-half minutes on May 25, 2020.