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Hampton was sentenced to 74 years to life after pleading guilty but mentally ill in the killing of Officer Truong Thai.
On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, Tyson Hampton was sentenced to 74 years to life in prison for killing Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Truong Thai in October 2022. The sentence follows a guilty-but-mentally-ill plea, and it is the court's judgment.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A sentence after a guilty-but-mentally-ill plea is the court's judgment. It is not an open accusation, and it is not an acquittal. On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, Tyson Hampton was sentenced to a minimum of 74 years to life for killing Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Truong Thai. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty under the plea agreement, and the court ordered mental-health treatment while he is incarcerated.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Truong Thai, a 23-year Metro veteran, was killed in October 2022 while responding to a domestic disturbance near Flamingo Road and University Center Parkway. Another person was also injured. 8 News Now reported those facts in coverage of Monday's sentence. The killing is the case the plea resolved.
On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, Tyson Hampton was sentenced after pleading guilty but mentally ill. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty under that agreement. Court records described by 8 News Now and the Las Vegas Review-Journal show he was sentenced on 28 charges, including murder with use of a deadly weapon, multiple attempted-murder counts, assault or battery with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm from or within a structure, and felony domestic battery. The plea and those counts are what the sentence adjudicated.
The aggregate sentence is a minimum parole eligibility of 888 months, 74 years, to life, with credit for 1,447 days served. The court found Hampton mentally ill at sentencing, ordered treatment while he is incarcerated, and recommended mental-health housing and medication. A restitution status check is set for Oct. 15, 2026. The 74-years-to-life term is the judgment.
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