House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are seen in a split image. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz | AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Emmer, as the GOP whip, is the No. 3 House Republican leader.
He's joining other Republicans from his state in criticizing the release of David Brom, a man who was convicted of killing his parents and two younger siblings with an axe in 1988. Brom was 16 years old at the time.
"Allowing murderers like David Brom back onto our streets is a slap in the face to these victims and their families, undermines the rule of law, diminishes the public’s trust in our judicial system, and jeopardizes the safety of our communities," Emmer said.
Brom was granted supervised work release after Minnesota passed a new law in 2023 that limited life-long prison sentences for juvenile offenders.
The Minnesota state legislature passed the bill, signed into law by Walz, in 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
Without the new law, Brom would have been eligible for parole in 2037, after serving 52 years in prison.
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The law does not grant automatic release to juvenile offenders, but rather gives them the right to appear before a Supervised Release Board after serving a minimum of 15 years – but in some cases could be longer, depending on the nature of the crime – to present their arguments for early release.
Brom was granted supervised release and was let out of prison early last week.
Fox News Digital reached out to Walz's office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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