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Nov 4, 2011
01:57:31
News & Politics
?This is not a witch hunt? said Representative Tony Cornish as his committee prepared to question Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy about h...
?This is not a witch hunt? said Representative Tony Cornish as his committee prepared to question Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy about his decision to parole a murderer sentenced for the shooting of a police officer. Republican leaders in the House and Senate requested the hearing. Roy decided to parole Tim Eling, 62, convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Oakdale police officer Richard Walton in 1982 because of Eling?s good behavior for the past 15 years and his work at mentoring young offenders. Eling is not out of prison because he is still serving time for a drug smuggling conviction. ?I was not happy with your decision,? said Representative Cornish. ?A lot of cops are not happy about your decision.? ?This is not a witch hunt? said Representative Tony Cornish as his committee prepared to question Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy about his decision to parole a murderer sentenced for the shooting of a police officer. Republican leaders in the House and Senate requested the hearing. Roy decided to parole Tim Eling, 62, convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Oakdale police officer Richard Walton in 1982 because of Eling?s good behavior for the past 15 years and his work at mentoring young offenders. Eling is not out of prison because he is still serving time for a drug smuggling conviction. ?I was not happy with your decision,? said Representative Cornish. ?A lot of cops are not happy about your decision.?
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