Tag: police
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Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years for role in George Floyd’s death
A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd has been sentenced to three years. Thomas Lane … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Lane to be sentenced for aiding in George Floyd death
A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty George Floyd is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday. Thomas Lane is already serving a 2 1/2-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil … Read Full Article
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Forestry officials take legal action against Hmong on Phetchabun mountain
PHETCHABUN: Local forestry officials on Wednesday asked police to take legal action against the Hmong people who blocked them from exiting a resort hotel that allegedly encroached on Phu Thap Boek … Read Full Article
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Local Hmong organizations work to address domestic violence after second summer tragedy
ST PAUL, Minn. — It’s the second time this summer that tragedy’s struck the Twin Cities Hmong community. St. Paul police are investigating a murder-suicide involving 33-year-old Yia Xiong and … Read Full Article
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Teen arrested in connection to St. Paul hit-and-run that killed beloved Hmong woman
Police have arrested a teenage boy in connection to the St. Paul hit-and-run crash last month that killed a 70-year-old Hmong woman in Minnesota. A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged on Aug. 16 … Read Full Article
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Minnesota father told kids to play in basement before killing wife and himself
The older son heard three gunshots.” Yia Xiong and Ka Lor had been married for a decade. Hmong 18 Council, Inc./Facebook The couple’s children were the ones to call the police after the shots were … Read Full Article
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Police arrest 15-year-old in St. Paul hit-and-run that killed grandma, 70
A 15-year-old boy is under arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old grandmother last month in St. Paul, police announced Friday. Phoua Hang’s husband was driving and she was a passenger … Read Full Article
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Police arrest 15-year-old in hit-and-run that killed grandmother, St. Paul Farmers Market mainstay
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 70-year-old grandmother last month in St. Paul. Phoua Hang was riding with her husband July 17 when their vehicle was struck in … Read Full Article
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St. Paul Hmong man kills wife and himself while home with their 5 children
A Hmong man from Minnesota fatally shot his wife before killing himself in their home with their children present. St. Paul police responded to a home along the 2000 block of California Avenue East in … Read Full Article
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Local Hmong organizations work to end domestic violence after second summer tragedy
Police say a child called police after investigators say their father shot his wife before turning the gun on himself — while their five children were in the home. Read Full Article
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2 ex-cops charged in George Floyd killing reject plea deals
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge Monday that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in … Read Full Article
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Thao, Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year sentences … Read Full Article
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Floyd family, others see inequality in penalties for ex-cops
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. Read Full Article
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Ex-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating Floyd’s rights
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil … Read Full Article
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Ex-officer Kueng gets 3 years for violating Floyd’s rights
Former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Kueng was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge … Read Full Article
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Former Minneapolis police officers sentenced for violating George Floyd’s rights
The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to three and 3.5 years … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop sentenced on federal civil rights charge in George Floyd murder
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Read Full Article