By Ashlee Banks ·September 14, 2021 Updated
All four ex-Minneapolis police officers who were charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights last year pleaded not guilty to the federal charges at a hearing on Tuesday.
The former officers— Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao— appeared virtually alongside their attorneys to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. During the arraignment, Kueng, Thao and Lane requested that their federal trials take place separately from Chauvin’s, in fear
