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One of the men convicted in the murder Michael Jordanhis father, James Sr., in 1993 will be released in 2023 … after being granted leave on Tuesday.
MJ’s father was found dead in July 1993 while sleeping in his car at a rest stop in North Carolina. His body was dumped from a bridge in South Carolina and recovered 11 days later.
One of the men – 45-year-old Larry Demery – pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery in 1996.
On Tuesday, the North Carolina Supervisory and Parole Board announced that it had granted Demery parole as part of the mutual agreement parole program.
Demery is set to be released on August 6, 2023.
In a letter explaining Demery’s release, the MAPP is described as a scholastic and vocational program that is a three-way agreement between the Commission, the Prisons Department and the offender.
The letter also explains the State’s Structured Sentencing Act eliminates parole for certain crimes committed on or before October 1, 1994 … However, Demery was convicted under previous directives, which made him eligible for parole.
