Overview

• Judge Carolina Lamas imposed five consecutive third-degree murder sentences totaling 704 months, rejecting defense arguments for concurrent terms.
• At Thursday’s hearing, Thompson publicly admitted for the first time that he was driving and expressed remorse to the victims’ families.
• Authorities say his rented Escalade ran a red light at East Lake Street and 2nd Avenue South while traveling over 100 mph, colliding with a Honda carrying five Somali American women ages 17 to 20.
• Forensic DNA analysis matched Thompson to blood in the Escalade with a one-in-a-billion likelihood, undermining his claim that his brother was behind the wheel.
• Thompson is set for federal sentencing in September after his conviction on firearm and fentanyl charges linked to the crash.