Government,
Criminal
Feb. 3, 2021
Governor reverses parole for murderer granted clemency
Gov. Gavin Newsom reviewed the convict’s parole hearing testimony and the objections of a board member who had voted against releasing the man who killed his wife and unborn daughter.
In an unusual move, Gov. Gavin Newsom has reversed parole for a convicted double murderer whom he granted clemency to last year, citing the convict’s lengthy history of domestic abuse and noting that the murders “occurred within the context of a national epidemic of violence against Native women.”
Rodney Patrick McNeal, a former San Bernardino County probation officer, was sentenced to 30 years to life for murdering his wife, who wa...
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