Posted on 04/26/2013 7:01:35 AM PDT by george76
Warren Watson, a Colorado prison parolee who fled from parole and confessed to a murder in Lakewood, had a long history of such escapes but had still been placed on a comparatively low level of supervision by Colorado’s Division of Parole.
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a series of missteps, miscommunications and questionable judgments in the Watson case, much like in the case of parolee Evan Ebel, who is suspected of murdering Colorado’s Corrections Director and a young father while Ebel was on parole. The parole department is examining its handling of the Ebel case.
Internal Colorado parole records now show that the Colorado parole board decided to release Warren Watson from prison about three years early, based in part on internal assessments that suggested the 52-year-old career criminal was “low risk” for recidivism.
Internal records show that during his last four years in prison, Watson had not been a management problem. His record shows 10 felony arrests with crimes stretching from Oklahoma to Colorado and Indiana.
But in a matter of weeks after being released, Watson fled from parole and authorities say he confessed to sexually assaulting and murdering lawyer Claudia Miller in her Lakewood office March 5.
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One former Colorado parole officer who reviewed the Watson case at the request of CBS4, was taken aback that the parole board opted to release Warren Watson three years prior to the end of his sentence.
“It surprised me he was released early based on his extensive criminal history.”
The former officer asked that their identity not be revealed for fear of jeopardizing future employment.
(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...
More evidence that government at any level cannot be entrusted with important things like keeping the citizens/taxpayers safe.
Seems like an old fashioned Western state like Colorado is losing it’s mind after turning Liberal.
Invasion of illegals from foreign countries and liberals from urban parts of liberal states like Kalifornia, NY ...
Maybe they will finally keep him locked up.
Obama could always make him Federal Prison Bureau Czar.
Hopefully, the prison system is not working well lately.
That’s why I need an AR-15.
Not at all.
Stay Safe George!
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