Ex-cop sentenced to 2 ½ years for role in George Floyd killing

• Lane, one of four officers at the scene, held Floyd's legs to restrain him during the incident, even as Floyd said repeatedly that he could not breathe.
• Floyd's death sparked outrage over law enforcement's use of force against Black Americans and led to mass protests across the country in the summer of 2020.

What's next: Lane faces a separate sentencing in state court on Sept. 21, according to the AP. He pleaded guilty in May to aiding and abetting manslaughter, and he agreed to a recommended sentence of three years.

• Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, who were convicted alongside Lane in February, will be sentenced at a later date, per the AP.

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