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Parole denied for Antonio Fitzgerald amid serious prior felony convictions and supervision violations
Summary
The Committee on Parole denied parole for Antonio Fitzgerald, citing multiple felony convictions (including armed-robbery-related convictions) and a recent distribution-of-marijuana conviction that led to revocation and opposition from law-enforcement stakeholders.
The Committee on Parole denied parole to Antonio Fitzgerald following a hearing that reviewed a distribution-of-marijuana conviction and prior convictions including counts that were originally charged as armed robbery and later resolved as burglary.
Fitzgerald, appearing from Claiborne Detention Center (DLC 762412), told the board he had worked as a hallman, completed substance-abuse classes and earned certificates while in custody and had been on work release. The panel reviewed a complex criminal history: multiple armed-robbery charges (pled to burglary counts), a 12-year burglary sentence and a later three-year distribution-of-marijuana sentence that formed the basis for revocation. Law-enforcement representatives, including the district attorney’s office and chiefs/police, filed opposition to release.
Board members noted the seriousness and recentness of Fitzgerald’s criminal record and told him they could not in good conscience grant parole. The chair denied parole at 11:03 a.m. and urged Fitzgerald to complete prerequisite substance-abuse evaluation and prerelease programming if he seeks future consideration; facility staff indicated such programming should be available at his facility.
