Man initially given life without parole in 2 murders freed

[discocrisco01]

The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole voted 2-1 on Monday to release David Chenevert, who had agreed to the life sentence when he pleaded guilty in 1981 to stabbing Michael Brown and Evelyn McIntyre.

The son of a Baton Rouge police lieutenant, Chenevert cried as board member Sheryl Ranatza cast the deciding vote, with Pearl Wise voting in favor of his release and Bonnie Jackson opposing it, The Advocate reported.

Chenevert agreed to restrictions that include his leaving Louisiana and not returning without permission from a parole officer.

"You've done harm, you've healed yourself, and now you're healing others," Wise told Chenevert, who appeared at the meeting via a video conferencing web feed from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Judy Poche, Brown's wife, said the reason she was able to move on after the killings was because prosecutors promised years ago that Chenevert would never walk free outside prison walls.

McIntyre's family has remained forcefully opposed to Chenevert's release.

In addition to leaving Louisiana, Chenevert will be required to complete 20 hours of community service every month and is barred from contacting the victims' families.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-initially-life-parole-murders-freed-88207012

[Johnny2X2X]

1. 41 years

That's a lifetime ago. Either we think people can rehabilitated or we don't.

10 years ago, my best friend was murdered in a road rage incident on the way to work one morning. The girl who shot him in the back as he was walking back to his car after a brief argument got 22-30 years in prison. I was satisfied with the sentence given the truth in sentencing laws guaranteed she'd do at least 20 of it. She cried a lot at the sentencing, but it seemed more like she was feeling sorry for herself. But she deserves a 2nd chance in another decade in my opinion, I hope she'll have spent her time trying to improve herself somehow.

[PatSeg]

2. Something sounds rather fishy about this

There are so many people who have committed far lesser crimes who are still waiting for a parole hearing. Why was his life sentence reduced to 99 years? A lot of unanswered questions.

[AntivaxHunters]

3. Ya, you noticed that too....

[MagickMuffin]

5. Perhaps this: The son of a Baton Rouge police lieutenant, Chenevert

He's the son of an Enforcer. That could explain some things.

[PatSeg]

6. I kind of figured it was something like that

But I'm surprised it took 40 years. Is his father even still alive?

[MiniMe]

4. Sounds like they are just shuffling responsibility for this man

He can't return to Louisiana? That is his "punishment"? I suspect his father the policeman has something to do with this.