SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the parole hearing for a follower of Charles Manson (all times local):
3:45 p.m.
A state panel has recommended paroling a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson after California governors blocked four previous recommendations for his release.
The 31st parole hearing for 74-year-old Bruce Davis was held Wednesday at the California Men’s Colony at San Luis Obispo.
Gov. Jerry Brown will have the final say on whether Davis is released.
Davis is serving a life sentence for the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea.
He was not involved in the more notorious killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others by the Manson “family.”
Parole panels have decided before that Davis is no longer a public safety risk only to see governors — who have the final say on release — block his parole.
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11:37 a.m.
A former follower of cult leader Charles Manson is seeking parole for the 31st time after California governors blocked four previous recommendations for his release.
A parole hearing for 74-year-old Bruce Davis was underway Wednesday at the California Men’s Colony at San Luis Obispo.
Davis is serving a life sentence for the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea.
He was not involved in the more notorious killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others by the Manson “family.”
Parole panels have decided four times that Davis is no longer a public safety risk.
Gov. Jerry Brown rejected the most recent recommendation early last year. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger also concluded that Davis remains too dangerous to be free.