September 2026 parole decisions
- Parole violator with 1990 rape conviction freed again; board couldn't reach victims
Spanberger's parole board voted to release John Michael Moran Jr., whose record includes rape and robbery.
- 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.
- Armed robber who also picked up a drug charge behind bars gets parole under Democrats' juvenile rules
Spanberger's parole board voted to release David Syrus Butchee, whose record includes armed robbery of a Franklin post office.
- Returned to prison once for violating parole, Hopewell sex offender is paroled again
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Waverly Otis Robinson, whose record includes four counts of forcible sodomy.
- 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.
- '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.
- Life-sentenced Richmond killer with 2023 drug and theft convictions gets parole from Spanberger's board
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Calvin Darnell Johnson, whose record includes first-degree murder.
- 'She never got to see 40': Spanberger's board paroles Fairfax killer as victim's family pleads
Spanberger's parole board voted to release Troy Demar, whose record includes second-degree murder.
- 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.