Gov. Laura Kelly believes a decision to parole a man who murdered a Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 was not justified and should be reversed, a spokesperson said late Friday afternoon.
"While Gov Kelly believes in second chances, as evidenced by her decisions to grant clemency on a case-by-case basis, she does not agree with the Prisoner Review Board’s decision here," Grace Hoge said in an email.
"The facts of this case demonstrate a brutal and intentional killing of a law enforcement officer," Hoge said.
"There is no justification for this decision. The governor believes the Prisoner . . .
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