On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Tou Thao’s petition for certiorari asking for review of the U.S. Court of Appeals’ affirmance of his conviction on two counts of depriving George Floyd’s civil rights under color of law in 2020. Thao, therefore, must continue serving his 3 and a half year sentence in federal prison.[1]
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[1] Montemayor, Supreme Court refuses to consider ex-MPD officer Tou Thao’s federal sentence appeal, StarTribune (Jan. 9, 2024), ; Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held crowd back as George Floyd lay dying, AP News (Jan. 9, 2024), ; U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Federal Conviction of Tou Thao for Violating the Civil Rights of George Floyd, dwkcommentaries.com (Aug. 5, 2023).
