People in thompson case shows gaps in new law on early prison release, says are represented in a Legislature considering changes connected to Falcon Heights.
The son of former DFL legislator John Thompson was released from prison earlier than he should have been because of a California law similar to a newly enacted Minnesota program, a House GOP memo said.
Thompson, 27, of Brooklyn Park was charged on Thursday with 10 felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the death of five young women who were hit by a rented vehicle he was driving on June 16 along Lake Street in Minneapolis.
Thompson, son of former DFL legislator John Thompson, was released from prison in January after serving just three years of an eight-year sentence in connection to a California hit-and-run that put a woman in a coma, the state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed.
Thompson was “released to parole supervision in Ventura County after serving his full sentence as defined by law,” a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson said.
Thompson was then transferred to the supervision of the Minnesota Department of Corrections in March of this year to complete his parole.
KARE 11 confirmed that Thompson participated in the California Department of Corrections’ “fire camp,” which allows inmates to earn credits toward their sentence.
“Camp participants also earn time credits.
As the measure advances, residents of Falcon Heights can follow amendments and contact Clare Oumou Verbeten regarding the final language.
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