Thomas Lane Wiki, Age, Wife (Police Officer) Biography, Family & More

Thomas Lane (born in 1983) is an American Former Police Officer from Saint Paul (Minneapolis, USA). He is among the group of the cops surrounded in George Floyd’s tragic death.

On May 26, 2020, the police authority removed his job. Floyd and his family are mourning on the death. Lane joined the Minneapolis Police Department on February 19, 2019.

Death Tragedy of George Floyd on May 25, 2020

On May 25, 2020, a middle-aged African-American man Floyd died in the Powderhorn area. He handcuffed lying down near the street.

The police officer Derek Chauvin knelled on the innocent man. Furthermore, Chauvin pressurized on the neck of the man for 8 minutes^[1]BBC.

George found unresponsive for 2 minutes. Officers present at that time were Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao, and Derek Chauvin. As per the preliminary autopsy, results in the doctors found that George died due to strangulation or traumatic asphyxia.

He suffered from prior health issues coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. A person present on the road during the incident made a video and viral it on social media sources.

Soon, the high officials of the Minneapolis Police took strict actions against all the guilty police staff.

The FBI and the state police started a joint investigation and arrested Derek on May 29, 2020. After Floyd’s death, protests and demonstrations started in the United States. Initially, the people began peaceful protests in Minnesota-Saint Paul on May 26, 2020.

Soon, it turned on a violent protest in several areas of the United States. Police Stations set on fire and many shops looted.

The police came to the spot and used tear gas against the protestors to reduce the impact of the violence. George’s death compared with the death of Eric Garner in 2014.

Early Life & Parents

Thomas K. Lane was born in 1983 (age 37 years old, as in 2020) in Saint Paul, United States. Most of his relatives worked in the Minneapolis police department. His grandfather Donald M. Mealey died at the age of 92 was a former detective in the police team.

Still, the details about his mom and dad not updated on the internet sources. He finished his high school studies and then moved to the police-training academy for his formal training procedure.

Wedding, Spouse & Affairs

Some internet sources stated that the former policeman married in the past. Though, his wife’s name not available online.

Thomas Lane is happy with his current relationship and family members. However, his closed ones are upset about his involvement in Floyd’s case and job loss in the past days.

Some Lesser Known Facts about Thomas Lane

• Several bystanders recorded Floyd’s incident on their phones.
• Still, they cannot forget that the Afro-American man requested multiple times to Derek to leave him.
• Thomas Lane was also present at that time. He did not touch the man physically.
• He was unable to do anything to save George’s life.
• The Minnesota Police Department received a phone call from the Cup Foods regarding a customer complaint on May 25. Furthermore, the staff described the customer that matched George’s details.
• Thomas and his team tried to catch him on the road. After that, the terrible incident happened with the 46-year-old man.

• Protestors are angry about the police action and they started the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
• Participants used the posters and slogans like “Justice for George”, “I Can’t Breathe”, and “Black Lives Matter” and showed their anger.
• In the riots, the people became violent and threw stones on the police cars and officials.
• Meanwhile, the media team is continuously highlighting the aggression between black people and police in the USA.

• Star Tribune revealed that around 255 business areas destroyed in the protests in the twin cities.
• CNN arranged the interview session for George’s brother and cousins. Still, they demanded death punishment for the four police officers.
• Floyd’s love interest Courtney Ross asked the community to help in the difficult condition.
• His family was in shock when they saw that no helped their son battling for life.