Ex-Minneapolis Cop Thomas Kiernan Lane Already Had Criminal Record

Former Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Kiernan Lane already had a criminal record before being charged as an accessory to the murder of George Floyd (see complaint at https://ift.tt/3eS3mQo). According to public records, Thomas Kiernan Lane was convicted of a misdemeanor in 2002 for violating a Minnesota statute that prohibits people from intentionally damaging the property of another person. He was sentenced to a $50 fine and one year of probation. Lane also has had at least three other minor run-ins with the law over the years for loud partying, speeding, and parking violations. On top of his criminal past, the Minneapolis Police Department released a heavily redacted copy of his personnel file (see PDF link above this article). In that file he answered "yes" to the nepotism question on his job application and listed the name of a relative that already worked for the city of Minneapolis. We do not know for sure if this person helped Lane overcome his past when becoming an officer. According to his job history, although he was a rookie as a Minneapolis police officer, he had worked in law enforcement for a long time. He was juvenile correctional officer in 2017 and an assistant probation officer in 2018. Obviously, Officer Lane was someone that should have known that Officer Chauvin was not handling George Floyd correctly. His experience is highly relevant since at his arraignment (see video below) his attorney (Earl Gray) argued that his client had only been on the force for a matter of days. Lane is also a high school dropout. The following personal data is from public records: THOMAS KIERNAN LANE 574 CONTINENTAL DR SAINT PAUL, MN 55112 2007 - Now 1812 CHATHAM AVE SAINT PAUL, MN 55112 CRIMINAL RECORDS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY-4TH DEG-INT... --- Arresting Agency: ROSEVILLE PD Case Number: 074275 Case Type: MISDEMEANOR Classification: MISDEMEANOR Counts: 2 Crime Type: MISDEMEANOR Crime County: RAMSEY Offense Code: 609.595.3 Offense Description: DAMAGE TO PROPERTY-4TH DEG-INTENTIONAL DAMAGE- OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES Court: RAMSEY DIST COURT Disposition: CONVICTED Disposition Date: 07/29/2002 Conviction Date: 07/29/2002 Fines$50.00 Probation: 1Y NOISY PARTY OR GATHERING 2007 Arresting Agency: NEW BRIGHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Case Number: 62TX07604808 Counts: 2 Offense Code: NB1.12.7 Offense Description: NOISY PARTY OR GATHERING Charges Filed Date: 04/24/2007 Court: DISTRICT Disposition: GUILTY Disposition Date: 07/24/2007 TRAFFIC - SPEEDING - EXCEED LI... 2008 Arresting Agency: ROSEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Case Number: 62SUCR083966 Classification: PETTY MISDEMEANOR Counts: 1 Offense Code: 169.14.2(A) Offense Description: TRAFFIC - SPEEDING - EXCEED LIMIT 45/35 Charges Filed Date: 07/25/2008 Court: DISTRICT Disposition: CONVICTED Disposition Date: 07/29/2008 Conviction Date: 07/29/2008 PARKED OVERTIME IN A METER ZON... 2018 Case Number: 27-VB-18-123757 Classification: PETTY MISDEMEANOR Offense Code: 478.360(A) Offense Date: 04/07/2018 Offense Description: PARKED OVERTIME IN A METER ZONE Charges Filed Date: 04/09/2018 Court: DISTRICT Plea: GUILTY Disposition: CONVICTED Disposition Date: 05/02/2018 Conviction Date: 05/02/2018 UNSPECIFIED --- Case Number: 05006789 Grade Of Offense: CONVERTED: OFFENSE LEVEL NOT A Crime County: RAMSEY Offense Code: 169.13.2 Offense Description: UNSPECIFIED Court: MN062105J - RAMSEY COUNT DISTRICT COURT - MAPLEWOO Disposition: CNVDISGTY-310-CONVICTED Disposition Date: 10/04/2005 VOTER REGISTRATION NON-PARTISAN MN 2012 First Name: THOMAS Middle Name: KIERNAN Last Name: LANE Address: 574 CONTINENTAL DR City: SAINT PAUL State: MN Postal Code: 55112 Party: NON-PARTISAN Date Of Registration: 11/06/2012 FROM NEW ARREST DATA DOB: 03/08/1983 574 Continental Drive St. Paul, MN 55112 #thomaslane #hennepincountyjuveniledetentioncenter #earlgray

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