Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane have been arrested on charges of being accessories to second degree murder in the death of George Floyd. We have a composite of their mugshots uploaded with this post and we are also using it as the header image on our Facebook page. According to the Hennepin County Jail they are all being held on bail of $1,000,000 each but the media reports that at their arraignments the judge said they could go home for as little as $750,000 each. The following information is from their jail profiles:
Full Name: THAO, TOU NMN
Booking Number: 2020010812
Age: 34
PAK Number: 202002523
Sheriff's Custody: IN CUSTODY
Housing Location: MINNEAPOLIS CITY HALL Address
Received Date/Time: 6/3/20, 5:08 PM
Arrested By: MN BCA
Full Name: KUENG, J ALEXANDER
Booking Number: 2020010807
Age: 26
PAK Number: 202002520
Sheriff's Custody: IN CUSTODY
Housing Location: PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY
Received Date/Time: 6/3/20, 2:39 PM
Arrested By: MN BCA
Full Name: LANE, THOMAS KEIRNAN
Booking Number: 2020010811
Age: 37
PAK Number: 202002522
Sheriff's Custody: IN CUSTODY
Housing Location: PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY
Received Date/Time: 6/3/20, 4:48 PM
Arrested By: MN BCA
The charges against them are all the same, so to for the same of efficiency were are only copying the charges against Tou Thao. Tou Thao is the most senior accomplice of Derek Chauvin's. Thao's charges are as follows:
Charge: 1
Description: MURDER - 2ND DEGREE - WITHOUT INTENT - WHILE COMMITTING A FELONY
Charged By: MN BCA
Reason for Arrest: WARRANT
Severity of Charge: FELONY
State of Charge:
Bail Information: $1,000,000 BAIL SET BY DC
MNCIS Case #: 27CR2012949
Court Appearance: 6/29/20, 9:00 AM DOWNTOWN
Charge: 2
Description: MANSLAUGHTER - 2ND DEGREE - CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE CREATING UNREASONABLE RISK
Charged By: MN BCA
Reason for Arrest: WARRANT
Severity of Charge: FELONY
State of Charge:
Bail Information: $0
MNCIS Case #: 27CR2012949
Court Appearance: 6/29/20, 9:00 AM DOWNTOWN
We are uploading a copy of the complaints in PDf format with this article. The statements of probably cause is strikingly similar to the first statement filed against Derek Chauvin which can be found at https://copblaster.com/blast/25741/derek-chauvins-mugshot-released-following-his-arrest-for-murder. The noticeable differences include new information from the medical examiner calling Floyd's murder a homicide.
The new parts of the Statement of Probable Cause are as follows:
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner (ME) conducted Mr.Floyd's autopsy on May26,2020. While the ME did not observe physical findings supportive of mechanical asphyxia, the ME opines that Mr. Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officers. The autopsy revealed that Mr. Floyd had arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, and toxicology testing revealed the presence of fentanyl and evidence of recent methamphetamine use. The ME opined that the effects of the officers restraint of Mr. Floyd, his underlying health conditions, and the presence of the drugs contributed to his death. The ME listed the cause of death as "[c]ardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression," and concluded the manner of death was homicide.
The defendant and Officers Lange and Kueng subdued Mr. Floyd prone to the ground in this manner for nearly 9 minutes. During this time, Mr. Floyd repeatedly stated he could not breathe and his physical condition continued to deteriorate such that force was no longer necessary to control him. The defendant had his knee on Mr.Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total. Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Mr. Floyd was non-responsive.Police are trained that this type of restraint with a subject in a prone position is inherently dangerous. Officer Chauvin's restraint of Mr. Floyd in this manner for a prolonged period was a substantial causal factor in Mr. Floyd losing consciousness, constituting substantial bodily harm, and Mr. Floyd's death as well.
The charging instruments against the officers contain the following personal information including home addresses:
TOU THAO DOB: 01/02/1986
1311 130th Lane NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
J ALEXANDER KUENG DOB: 10/08/1993
4350 Trenton Lane N
#217
Plymouth, MN 55442
THOMAS KIERNAN LANE DOB: 03/08/1983
574 Continental Drive
St. Paul, MN 55112