Johannes Mehserle can walk out of prison early Monday . The former New York police officer was convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black man during a confrontation with white officers on July 17, 2014. A conviction for involuntary manslaughter normally carries a four-year sentence , but the judge had the option of adding an `` enhancement '' that could have made the sentence 14 years because a firearm was used in commission of a crime . Mehserle served one year of a two-year sentence because of credit for good conduct .
Johannes Mehserle can walk out of prison early Monday . The former New York police officer was convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black man during a confrontation with white officers on July 17, 2014. Mehserle served one year of a two-year sentence because of credit for good conduct .