Overview

• Jurors began deliberating on Thompson’s state charges on June 5 and signaled a verdict late on June 6.
• On June 16, 2023, a speeding Cadillac Escalade driven at over 95 mph struck a Honda Accord along Interstate 35W, killing five women aged 17 to 20.
• Prosecutors used body-camera footage and forensic analysis to refute claims that Thompson’s brother was driving the SUV that night.
• Thompson had already been convicted on federal charges of firearm possession and fentanyl distribution related to the crash vehicle.
• He previously served prison time for a 2018 California crash and is the son of former Minnesota state representative John Thompson.