Trial of 3 cops in George Floyd death delayed by COVID-19 diagnosis
CTV
The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's rights was abruptly suspended Wednesday after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19.
Judge Paul Magnuson said the trial won't resume until Monday.
The officer who tested positive wasn't named by the court, but reporters in the courtroom said J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were there and Thomas Lane was not. Lane's attorney didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
Lane, Kueng and Thao are accused of depriving Floyd of his rights when they failed to give him medical aid as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the Black man's neck for 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed, facedown and gasping for air. Kueng and Thao are also accused of failing to intervene.
The May 2020 videotaped killing triggered protests worldwide and a reexamination of racism and policing.