Ex-cop In George Floyd Murder 3.5-year term

J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back while another officer kneeled on the Black man’s neck was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison.

J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty in October to a state count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. In exchange, a charge of aiding and abetting murder was dropped. Kueng is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, and the state and federal sentence will be served at the same time.


Kueng appeared at the hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio. When given the chance to address the court, he declined.

Floyd’s family members had the right to make victim impact statements, but none did. Attorney Ben Crump, who has represented the family, said in a statement before the hearing that Kueng’s sentencing “delivers yet another piece of justice for the Floyd family. ”