The Brief
- Tou Thao was released from federal custody on Monday.
- Thao was found guilty on federal and state charges in the death of George Floyd.
- He will be on post-release supervision in Anoka County.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Tou Thao, one of four officers convicted on charges in the murder of George Floyd, has been released from federal prison.
Tou Thao released
What we know:
Thao was released on Monday from a federal facility in Lexington, Kentucky, and is now under post-release supervision through Anoka County Corrections, prison records show.
Thao’s sentence
The backstory:
Thao was convicted of both federal and state charges related to George Floyd’s murder. In the state case, he was sentenced to 4.75 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter. The state case sentence ran concurrent with a federal civil rights conviction.…