Thomas Lane tutored Somali refugees in Minneapolis via Ka Joog

Even after the arrest of Thomas Kiernan Lane, 37, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, gathering information about him is still a challenge. One of the details about him revealed by his heavily redacted personnel files was the volunteer work that he did for Somali youth. Lane completed his education not in the traditional way. He … Continue reading Thomas Lane tutored Somali refugees in Minneapolis via Ka Joog

Amended criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin

PLAINTIFF: State of Minnesota DEFENDANT: Derek Michael Chauvin CHARGES: second degree murder, unintentional, while committing a felony third degree murder, perpetrating eminently dangerous act and evincing depraved mind second degree manslaughter, culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE On May 25, 2020, someone called 911 and reported that a man bought merchandise from … Continue reading Amended criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin

Tou Nmn Thao (©Hennepin County Jail)

Criminal complaint against Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane

PLAINTIFF: State of Minnesota DEFENDANTS: Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane CHARGES: aiding and abetting second degree murder, unintentional, while committing a felony aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter, culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE On May 25, 2020, someone called 911 and reported that a man bought merchandise from Cup … Continue reading Criminal complaint against Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane

George Floyd was COVID-19 positive: Autopsy

George Floyd tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 3, 2020. Authorities have yet to comment on the possibility of former Minneapolis Police Department officers Derek Michael Chauvin, 44, Tou Nmn Thao, 34, J Alexander Kueng, 26, and Thomas Kiernan Lane, 37, being positive for the virus, as well. At 9:25 a.m. on May … Continue reading George Floyd was COVID-19 positive: Autopsy

J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao arrested, held at Hennepin County Jail in Minnesota

J Alexander Kueng, 26, Thomas Kiernan Lane, 37, and Tou Nmn Thao, 34, were arrested on June 3, 2020. They are all currently detained at the Hennepin County Jail in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. While Kueng, Lane and Thao are each facing charges of unintentional aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree … Continue reading J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao arrested, held at Hennepin County Jail in Minnesota

Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report for George Floyd

CASE TITLE: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST COMPLICATING LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBDUAL, RESTRAINT, AND NECK COMPRESSION DECEASED: George Floyd aka Floyd Perry SEX: M AGE: 46 DATE AND HOUR OF DEATH: 5-25-20; 9:25 p.m. DATE AND HOUR OF AUTOPSY: 5-26-20; 9:25 a.m. PATHOLOGIST: Andrew M. Baker, M.D. FINAL DIAGNOSES: 46-year-old man who became unresponsive while being restrained by law … Continue reading Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report for George Floyd

Kellie Chauvin requests last-name change, titles to houses she, Derek Chauvin own

Kellie Chauvin, 46, of Oakdale, Minnesota, United States filed for divorce from Derek Chauvin, 44, on May 28, 2020, which was three days after the death of George Floyd. Some of the requests she enumerated in her filing have something to do with her last name and their conjugal properties. Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage that … Continue reading Kellie Chauvin requests last-name change, titles to houses she, Derek Chauvin own

Derek Chauvin charged with 2nd degree murder, may face 40-year imprisonment

Derek Michael Chauvin, 44, of Minnesota, United States is now facing a new charge of second-degree murder. He was originally charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Second-degree murder is not premeditated and the suspect did not intend to cause death under the Minnesota state law. The maximum penalty for the charge is typically a … Continue reading Derek Chauvin charged with 2nd degree murder, may face 40-year imprisonment

J Alexander Kueng (©Hennepin County Jail)

J Alexander Kueng has turned himself in: Lawyer

J Alexander Kueng, 26, has been charged in the death of George Floyd along with his former Minneapolis Police Department officers Derek Michael Chauvin, 44, Thomas Kiernan Lane, 37, and Tou Nmn Thao, 34, Chauvin was originally charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter but the charges have been upgraded to second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. J Alexander … Continue reading J Alexander Kueng has turned himself in: Lawyer

J Alexander Kueng (©Hennepin County Jail)

Minneapolis’s J Alexander Kueng charged in George Floyd’s death

J Alexander Kueng, 26, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States has been charged in the death of African-American man George Floyd. The former rookie cop is one of the three officers Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar was referring to in a tweet on June 3, 2020. https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/1268240529034227713 J Alexander Kueng The Minneapolis Police Department hired Kueng on … Continue reading Minneapolis’s J Alexander Kueng charged in George Floyd’s death