Overview
- Thao was released Monday from a federal facility in Lexington, Kentucky, and is now supervised through Anoka County Corrections.
- Minnesota corrections officials said his federal term expired in September, with additional time served in federal custody to complete his state sentence.
- He was convicted of a federal civil-rights violation and of aiding and abetting manslaughter in state court, receiving concurrent terms.
- Judge Peter Cahill found him guilty in the state case after a bench trial, citing his role in restraining bystanders and blocking aid.
- He is the last of the three officers convicted of aiding Derek Chauvin to leave custody, while Chauvin remains imprisoned in Texas with a projected 2037 release.