J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police offices charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, confirmed that they will testify in their own defense.
Prosecutors in the Ahmaud Arbery hate crime trial told the jury that Greg and Travis McMichael and William Bryan were known to use racist slurs — and even defense attorneys admitted that their clients had done so.
During the George Floyd civil rights violation trial involving three former Minneapolis officers, one expert testified that he saw no reason for officers to even put Floyd on the ground because he was not resisting.
Though authorities claim he was beaten to death by a group of men over a selfie he supposedly took, Bakari Henderson's family believe he was murdered because of his race.
Prosecutors have argued that when J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao should have rendered aid since bystanders, including children, knew something was wrong with George Floyd.
During the George Floyd federal civil rights violation trial of three former ex-cops, a toxicologist testified that Floyd also "did not die from what would be referred to as excited delirium."
Yet another Minneapolis police training officer who worked with J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao testified that they were trained to render aid when a subject can't breathe.
Greg and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted on state charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and now face federal hate crimes charges.
