The three former Minneapolis Police officers were convicted in federal court Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rights. The jury found the officers guilty of all counts. 

Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted of depriving Floyd of his constitutional rights while acting under the color of law. Color of law means the officers were government actors at the time the crime was committed. 

Kueng and Thao were found guilty of failing to intervene and stop Derek Chauvin from using unreasonable force. 

Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder in April 2021, after kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes in May 2020. Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges in December and was convicted in the state trial for Floyd’s murder in April. Chauvin will be sentenced at a later date, but according to the plea agreement, he will face 20-25 years. 

The jury unanimously found that the officers failed to intervene and denied Floyd of his constitutional rights, which resulted in Floyd’s death. 

All three officers took the stand during the trial and the defense argued that they did not receive adequate training from the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). The prosecution argued that the officers “chose to do nothing” while Floyd was murdered and presented body camera footage at trial that had not been previously shown. 

The jury began deliberating Wednesday morning and came to a guilty verdict for the three former officers on Thursday afternoon. 

Lane, Kueng and Thao will face sentencing under federal guidelines. The officers face up to a life sentence, but will likely receive a lesser sentence. 

The three former officers will face state trial in June for aiding and abetting Chauvin in Floyd’s murder.