Ex-Officer Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Manslaughter in George Floyd's Killing

Tou Thao, a former Minneapolis police officer, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Thao was the last of the four officers with unresolved criminal charges in the death of Floyd. The judge ruled that Thao "actively encouraged his three colleagues' dangerous prone restraint of Floyd." Floyd's death in 2020 sparked global protests for racial justice. Thao is currently serving a three-and-a-half-year federal sentence and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 7.