Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Thomas Lane released from prison
Thomas Lane, (Hennepin County Jail)
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane, who was convicted in connection with the killing of George Floyd, was released from prison on Tuesday. Lane, 41, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in May of 2022. He was sentenced to three years on state charges in September.
According to Hubbard sister-station 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the Minnesota Department of Corrections confirmed he would be brought to the state for his release, though it did not give a timeline for when he would return.
Lane must serve one year of supervised release, and the Minnesota DOC confirmed that Wisconsin will be in charge of his supervision.
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“Thomas Lane served his time and paid his debt to society,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. “I wish him well in his re-entry into his community.”
When it comes to the state’s case, prosecutors and Lane’s attorneys had agreed to a recommended sentence of three years — which is below the sentencing guidelines — and prosecutors agreed to allow him to serve that penalty at the same time as his federal sentence, and in a federal prison.
Lane finished his federal sentence in April.