Verdict reached in case of 3 ex-MPD officers

By KSTP

3:45 p.m.

UPDATE: A verdict has been reached in Deliberations continue in the case of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

It comes after under 13 total hours of deliberations by the jury.

The verdict is expected to be read in court around 4 p.m.

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Deliberations continue Thursday afternoon without any other updates from the court

Jurors did take a lunch break and a slightly longer one than initially planned but have been deliberating again for the past few hours.

The jury has now been deliberating for around 12 hours in total, including Wednesday’s time.

Deliberations are set to run until 5 p.m.

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Deliberations continue in the case of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

Unlike Wednesday, jurors took a 45-minute break from deliberations to grab lunch on Thursday.

Jurors haven’t asked Judge Paul Magnuson any questions thus far.

Click here to read more about what the jury must consider during deliberations.

Jurors have reconvened and resumed deliberations in the case of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

The jury gathered again at 9 a.m. Thursday to continue weighing the charges in the case.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are all accused of seeing George Floyd lying on the ground, in clear need of medical care, and willfully failing to aid him. Thao and Kueng are also charged with failing to intervene to stop Derek Chauvin’s use of force.

The jury deliberated until 5 p.m. Wednesday after receiving the case just before 10 a.m.

Jurors didn’t ask Judge Paul Magnuson any questions on Wednesday.

As jurors deliberated, Magnuson also signed an order sealing juror questionnaires and other records for at least 10 years in an effort to protect their identities.

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