“In all, the former governor signed off on 428 pardons and commutations since his loss to Democrat Andy Beshear, according to The Courier-Journal. The paper notes, “The beneficiaries include one offender convicted of raping a child, another who hired a hit man to kill his business partner and a third who killed his parents.” “
“.....Micah Schoettle. He’s a 41-year-old convicted of raping a 9-year-old child last year. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison, according to the Courier-Journal.
In his pardon order, Bevin wrote, “Micah Schoettle was tried and convicted of a heinous crime based only on testimony that was not supported by any physical evidence.”
He added: “This case was investigated and prosecuted in a manner that was sloppy at best. I do not believe that the charges against Mr. Schoettle are true.”
Bevin commuted Schoettle’s sentenced to time served and ordered a full and unconditional pardon....”
Yeah, source is NPR, but facts are facts.
“That man’s family raised more than $20,000 at a political fundraiser to help Bevin pay off a debt owed from his 2015 gubernatorial campaign.”
$20,000 to be pardoned for a murder conviction?
That’s cheap, very cheap.
If one is going to be selling pardons for murder, I would advise nothing less than $250,000.
Pitiful ‘reasoning’ for this disgusting pardon.