Thompson found guilty of drug, firearm crimes ahead of fatal crash trial

Derrick Thompson found guilty

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(ABC 6 News) – A Brooklyn Park man was found guilty of illegal firearm and fentanyl possession following a fatal crash.

Derrick John Thompson, 29, was convicted of one count of possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of possessing a firearm as a felon, and one count of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime Friday, Oct. 11.

Thompson still faces 10 criminal vehicular homicide charges in Hennepin County related to a hit-and-run that killed five young women.

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Thompson’s federal drug and firearm sentencing has not been scheduled.

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Crash victims’ families prepare for trial

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(ABC 6 News) — The families of five young victims were together on Thursday praying for strength in Minneapolis as the trial nears for the man charged in their deaths.

Derrick Thompson will face the judge next week on federal drug and gun charges. He is also facing 10 counts of vehicular homicide in Hennepin County.

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Court documents allege Thompson was going 95 miles per hour in Minneapolis last June before running a red light and slamming into a vehicle, killing all five young women inside including a student at the University of Minnesota-Rochester.

Thompson’s federal trial begins on Monday.