Parole revoked for Emmett Miner after guilty plea to disturbing-the-peace charge

The Committee on Parole revoked the parole of Emmett Miner after he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace (reduced charge) and failed to pay supervision fees.

At the hearing, which the board conducted from Baton Rouge headquarters, Miner (DOC 581376) admitted the charge of disturbing the peace and pleaded guilty to arrears of supervision fees totaling $378. His family members and counsel spoke in support, saying Miner had been ordered to obtain medication after a 72-hour hearing and that he had complied with mental-health appointments and medication while incarcerated. Counsel said a protective order related to the arrest had been dissolved by a judge prior to the plea and that Miner had completed mental-health intake and medication at the facility.

Despite family support and counsel’s description of Miner’s medication compliance and time served (the board noted Miner had been in custody about six months on the cited charge), the panel — Pete Freeman, Chuck Tillis and Steve Prater — voted to revoke. Board members said a guilty plea to the disturbing-the-peace offense and the conduct that led to arrest were sufficient to conclude Miner violated parole conditions. The board recorded the revocation at 10:38 a.m. and recommended transfer to a DOC facility where he could resume mental-health medication and receive treatment.

The panel noted the protective order had been dissolved and that facility staff had ordered psychiatric assessment after the arrest; the board recorded that it would seek to send Miner to a DOC facility to ensure continuity of medications and mental-health care.