A former Minneapolis Police Officer who pleaded guilty for his part in the death of George Floyd has been sentenced in a prison a half hour south of Youngstown.

J Alexander Kueng, 29, appeared before a camera in the Federal Correctional Institution in Elkton, Columbiana County on Friday where he was sentenced on a charge of aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter.

Kueng has admitted that he helped hold down George Floyd on May 25, 2020, as fellow officer Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, causing Floyd’s death.

Kueng, who is imprisoned in Elkton serving a three-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years for his criminal conviction in Minnesota state court which took place remotely from Elkton FCI.

At the recommendation of prosecutors and Kueng's attorney, the 3-and-a-half year sentence will be served concurrently at Elkton with Kueng’s federal sentence.

As part of a plea agreement, Minnesota prosecutors agreed to drop the charge of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Kueng.