Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson to sentence former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison for civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing.
As part of their request, prosecutors asked for stiffer, but unspecified sentences, for J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao.
The request comes as Lane, Kueng, Thoa, and Derek Chauvin all await sentences for violating George Floyd's civil rights during his May 2020 death.
Chauvin is currently serving 22 1/2 years in prison on a state murder conviction. Prosecutors are calling for Chauvin to receive a 25 year sentence on federal charges.
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Kueng's "abuse of state powers" were cited in Wednesday's memo. They also noted how Lane, "directed a helpful firefighter away from Mr. Floyd and rebuffed Lane's questions about whether Mr. Floyd should be rolled on his side. He personally assessed that Mr. Floyd did not have a pulse, and then did nothing about it."
In May, Lane accepted a plea deal to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. He has yet to be sentenced on that count.
Thao and Kueng are scheduled to go to trial in October on aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.