Shortly after 4 a.m. this morning, Michael Thompson, 69, was released from prison in Jackson, Mich., after spending 25 years behind bars. At 4am this morning Michael Thompson was finally released from prison in Jackson, Michigan. In 1994, Thompson sold three pounds (1.3 kg) of cannabis to an undercover police informant. But I’m happy it’s finally over,” Rashawnda Littles, Thompson’s daughter, told reporters gathered outside of the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center. Unarmed at the time of the sale, police later found guns on Thompson’s property, including an antique rifle, which led to a harsher sentence.
Shortly after 4 a.m. this morning, Michael Thompson, 69, was released from prison in Jackson, Mich., after spending 25 years behind bars.
In 1994, Thompson sold three pounds (1.3 kg) of cannabis to an undercover police informant. Unarmed at the time of the sale, police later found guns on Thompson’s property, including an antique rifle, which led to a harsher sentence.
Had he not been granted clemency, Thompson would not have been eligible for parole until 2038, reports WZZM.
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