Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Lawmaker's Son To Appear Before Parole Board
KENTUCKY....
Harrison Yonts, the son of state Representative Brent Yonts, was convicted in Calloway Circuit Court in 2007 of wanton murder, drunken driving and other charges in the 2005 hit-and-run accident that killed Nadia Shaheen, a graduate student at Murray State University. Originally, Yonts was sentenced to 20 years and would have been required to serve at least 17 before becoming eligible for parole. Former Governor Ernie Fletcher commuted the sentence to eight years. Last month, a Franklin Circuit judge ruled Fletcher's action also commuted the requirement that Yonts serve 85 percent of his sentence. Yonts is tentatively scheduled to appear before the Kentucky Parole Board on August 3rd after serving 3 1/2 years in prison.
Harrison Yonts, the son of state Representative Brent Yonts, was convicted in Calloway Circuit Court in 2007 of wanton murder, drunken driving and other charges in the 2005 hit-and-run accident that killed Nadia Shaheen, a graduate student at Murray State University. Originally, Yonts was sentenced to 20 years and would have been required to serve at least 17 before becoming eligible for parole. Former Governor Ernie Fletcher commuted the sentence to eight years. Last month, a Franklin Circuit judge ruled Fletcher's action also commuted the requirement that Yonts serve 85 percent of his sentence. Yonts is tentatively scheduled to appear before the Kentucky Parole Board on August 3rd after serving 3 1/2 years in prison.
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