Ex-police officers charged in George Floyd case plead not guilty to federal charges
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The four former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd's death each pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday at a virtual hearing.
Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with violating Floyd's constitutional rights and are alleged to have "willfully failed to aid" Floyd while he was "in clear need of medical care."
In May 2020, Lane and Kueng tried walking Floyd — who was handcuffed after being accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill — to a police squad car. Floyd fell to the ground, telling the officers that he was not resisting, but did not want to get in the car due to claustrophobia, prosecutors said. Chauvin and Tao later arrived at the scene, and graphic videos captured Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, ultimately killing him.
