MINNEAPOLIS — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in July, with a trial date to be determined.
Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao will be arraigned on civil rights violations on July 14 in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, according to a scheduling order issued Friday. The court initially said the trial would be in August but updated the schedule hours later to say it was still unscheduled.
Last week, a federal grand jury indicted the former officers, along with Derek Chauvin, for allegedly willfully violating Floyd’s rights. Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges and is awaiting sentencing. It wasn’t immediately clear why he is not a part of Friday’s scheduling order, but he has not yet made an initial appearance on the federal charges.
Messages left with Chauvin’s attorney and with a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office weren’t immediately returned.
