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Parole denied for Michael Stroud after law-enforcement opposition and prior parole violation
Summary
Michael Stroud was denied parole at Riverbend Correctional after panel members cited a prior parole, subsequent drug positive tests and broad opposition from law enforcement and prosecutors.
The Committee on Parole denied parole to Michael Stroud at Riverbend Correctional, citing law-enforcement and prosecutorial opposition and a prior parole violation that included multiple positive drug tests.
Stroud is serving a sentence for second-degree murder; he told the panel he had taken available programs previously and sought work-release or transitional supervision to support elderly relatives and provide caregiving. Panel members reviewed his case history and noted that Stroud had been paroled previously and later had four failed drug tests leading to revocation.
Panel member Mister Barra described the original offense as a cold-blooded killing committed during a planned encounter to steal a tractor-trailer and said Stroud’s parole had been revoked following multiple positive UAs for controlled substances. Law enforcement, the district attorney and the attorney general were recorded as opposing release; the panel concluded the severity of the original offense and subsequent violations weighed against parole and voted to deny.
Panel members recommended placement where Stroud could access substance-abuse treatment and advised him to pursue such programming before seeking parole again.
