Kueng had previously rejected a plea deal, but after weekend negotiations between prosecutors and his defense, the former officer appeared in court Monday as his attorney announced that they had negotiated an end to the case.Asked to enter a new plea by Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill, who is overseeing the case, Kueng replied, “Guilty, your honor.”If he had not pleaded guilty, Kueng would have faced a joint trial alongside former officer Tou Thao on state charges related to Floyd’s death.A jury also found Kueng and Thao guilty of violating Floyd’s rights when they didn’t intervene as Chauvin pressed his knees into Floyd’s neck and back for nearly 9½ minutes.Thao is serving his federal sentence at a prison near Lexington, Ky. — though he is currently being held at a county jail in Minneapolis, where he will remain until Cahill renders a decision in the case.On Monday, the former officer said little in court, beyond acknowledging to his attorney and to Cahill that he understood he was waiving “certain rights” by bypassing a jury trial — including the right to testify in his own defense."