geriatric parole
- Repeat offender with 1970s robberies and a 1986 rape gets parole though victim would be 'fearful'
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Dennis Rodney Harold, convicted of abduction, rape and sodomy, with earlier robbery and abduction convictions.
- 39 convictions, mostly burglaries, and a phone behind bars: Virginia Beach man gets geriatric release
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Michael McCoy Duncan, whose record includes dozens of burglary and larceny counts.
- Killer who shot man over a foul call gets parole as victim's family objects
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Victor Fields, convicted of first-degree murder.
- Age, a new juvenile law and split votes: the routes Spanberger's board used to release offenders
Geriatric release, a Spanberger-signed juvenile parole law and 3-2 votes all played a part in August's grants.
- Five men serving life sentences got parole from Spanberger's board in one month
Life sentences in Norfolk, Arlington, Newport News and other localities ended in parole in August.
- Spanberger's parole board freed 7 more in September: two killers, three sex offenders
In one meeting on Sept. 10, the parole board appointed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger approved seven releases, including a Norfolk man convicted in 2023 of raping a child.
- 'No history of violence': the parole board's reasons versus the records
Spanberger's parole board justified August releases with boilerplate phrases.
- By the numbers: parole under Democrats, under Youngkin, and under Spanberger
Grant rates rose under Northam, collapsed under Youngkin and have climbed sharply under Spanberger.
- Two members said no, but Spanberger's board paroles Albemarle man who abused a 13-year-old in 3-2 vote
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Oscar Robert Lemen, convicted of forcible sodomy and object sexual penetration of a 13-year-old.
- Second-offense drug dealer from Mecklenburg walks after 10 years of a long sentence
Spanberger's parole board voted to release William Kennedy Robinson, convicted of drug distribution.
- Pittsylvania rapist paroled as board counts victim's silence as 'no opposition'
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Edward Charles White, convicted of rape and forcible sodomy.
- Norfolk sex offender with earlier N.C. conviction on record gets geriatric parole
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Selwyn Shawn Herring, convicted of object sexual penetration, burglary and robbery.
- Parole board lists "no history of violence" for Newport News man convicted of rape and sodomy
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Rodney Jerome Jones, convicted of rape and forcible sodomy.
- 'Technical violation'? Spanberger's board paroles Norfolk man convicted in 2023 of raping a child
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Clarence Eugene Billups, whose record includes rape, including the 2023 rape of a child under 13.
- Spanberger's parole board freed 14 in August: four killers, eight sex offenders, two drug dealers
The parole board Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed granted 14 of 44 cases in August, including five men serving life.
- By the numbers: parole under Youngkin, under Spanberger, and in September
Published analyses show the parole grant rate rising from about 2% under Youngkin to double digits under Spanberger.
- 'Please deny his request': Spanberger's board heard a murdered mother's family, then voted 4-0
Christine Allen's family begged the parole board to keep Troy Demar behind bars for the full 40 years.
- Parole violators, prison convictions and 39-count records: September's grants had repeat offenders
Four of the seven people Spanberger's parole board released in September had parole violations or new convictions on their records, according to the board's own report.
- 'Three years is enough': Spanberger's board paroles man convicted in 2023 of raping a child
Clarence Eugene Billups, 71, was already on parole for two rapes when he was convicted of raping a child under 13, the Examiner reported.