George Floyd Case: Defense Team For Fired Minneapolis Officer Thomas Lane Files For Charges To Be Dismissed
According to CBS Minnesota, the defense team for fired Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who is charged in George Floyd’s death, is asking the court to dismiss the charges against him.
As we previously reported, Lane, 37, was one of the four officers that responded to the call about the alleged use of a counterfeit $20 bill on Memorial Day in south Minneapolis. As they arrived at the scene, the officers handcuffed Floyd, 46, then ended up restraining him on the street next to a squad car, where Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Lane, has been charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter along with his two fellow officers. Chauvin was charged with second- and third-degree murder, and third-degree manslaughter.
Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss the charges against Lane as well as documents supporting the motion. It reportedly includes transcripts Lane’s body camera and of an interview with another officer at the scene and pictures from inside the vehicle, Floyd was in at the time, Fox 9 reports. Gary argues that Lane “did not intentionally aid, advise, hir, counsel, or conspire with (Derek) Chauvin or otherwise procure Chauvin to commit second-degree murder.” The motion also says there is a lack of evidence to establish probable cause for the charges.
His attorney claims that Lane did not know that third-degree assault was being committed and he didn’t intend for his actions of holding Floyd’s legs and feet would further a crime, CBS reports.
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