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Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held off bystanders while fellow officer Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd to the ground in 2020, was sentenced to nearly five years in state prison on Monday. Thao was the last of four officers to have his case decided. The state prison sentence will run concurrently with his ongoing federal sentence, meaning he will get credit for nearly a year of time already served.
   
   At the sentencing, Thao read Bible passages for 23 minutes. "Obviously, on that day, we didn’t intend on – I didn’t intend on doing any malice or anything like that, or try to hurt anyone. [...] Obviously the outcome didn’t come out the way I wanted it, so I’ll leave it at that," he also said.
   
   Thao did not apologize for his actions at the hearing, leading Judge Peter Cahill to issue a higher sentence. "After three years [of] reflection, I was hoping for a little more [remorse]," Cahill said. "Suffice it to say that I think your culpability is less than Mr. Chauvin, but well above Mr. [J. Alexander] Kueng and Mr. [Thomas] Lane as an experienced officer."

   Highly-rated - last 48 hrs
   Ex-Minneapolis cop Tou Thao gets 57 months for George Floyd's death.
   United Press International (Center) • Factual Grade 80% • 3 min read
   

1. Different political viewpoint
   Cop gets over 4 years in prison in final sentencing of George Floyd case.
   Daily Caller (Right) • Factual Grade 60% • 2 min read

1. Selected long-read
   How policing has — and hasn’t — changed since George Floyd. (2022)
   Marshall Project (Center) • Factual Grade 88% • 5 min read

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