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Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles grants several pardons, denies and conditions numerous paroles at Feb. 5 hearing

Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles · February 5, 2026

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Summary

At its Feb. 5 meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles considered its daily docket, granting multiple full pardons and approving or denying parole in dozens of cases — several with reset dates and special release conditions such as GPS monitoring and reentry programs.

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles met Feb. 5, 2026, at 301 South Ripley Street in Montgomery to consider its daily pardon and parole docket. Chair Hal Nash and Board Member Gabrelle Simmons presided; Nicole Lewis recorded the minutes.

The board voted on dozens of individual cases. Several applicants received full pardons restoring civil and political rights, while parole was granted in other cases with conditions such as completion of the Perry County Probation/Parole Reentry Education Program (PREP), enrollment in day‑reporting center programs, NA/AA participation, mental‑health follow up, GPS ankle monitoring and drug assessments upon release. Many other applicants were denied parole; some denials included written reset dates, and several denials listed no reset date.

Examples from the docket: Heather Reid and Barry Williams spoke in support of Manley R. Williams (AIS# 285492), while Kathy Carnes (a member of the victim’s family), Ky' Toria Lawson (VOCAL) and representatives of the Attorney General’s Office and Shelby County District Attorney’s Office spoke against; the board voted to deny parole and set a reset date of February 2029. Dan Alexander of the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office opposed parole for Jeffery D. Nelms (AIS# 222584); the board granted parole with special conditions including PREP, NA/AA participation, mental‑health follow up, GPS monitoring and a drug assessment upon release. Applicant Fredrick A. Marshall (AIS# 180442) spoke for a pardon; opponents included Ky' Toria Lawson (VOCAL) and Sarah Deneve (VSO, Attorney General’s Office); the board granted a pardon that included relief from the habitual‑offender act and firearms disabilities.

The board also granted full pardons restoring all civil and political rights to applicants including Billy L. Waller (AIS# 820406), Richard S. Kral (AIS# 197770), Sonya D. Sewell (AIS# 828004), Tony L. McCarthy (AIS# 182836) and Andrea M. Pore (AIS# 254465). In at least one case (Eugene S. Lowery, AIS# 332686) the board continued the matter to May 6, 2026.

Several parole grants were conditioned on program completion or supervision requirements. Scarlette A. Orso (AIS# 258873) was granted parole conditioned on completion of the Mobile Day Reporting Center program, mental‑health follow up, GPS monitoring and a drug assessment; Christopher D. Stewart (AIS# 257478) was granted parole with a detainer/program condition and completion of the Birmingham Day Reporting Center. Jeffery D. Nelms and Christopher J. Pate (AIS# 228749) similarly received parole with PREP/DRC and monitoring conditions.

The board approved the previous meeting’s minutes on a motion from Chair Hal Nash, seconded by Gabrelle Simmons, and adjourned at 1:23 p.m. The board scheduled its next meeting for Feb. 10, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. in Montgomery.

Votes at a glance (selected docket items and outcomes): Manley R. Williams (AIS# 285492) — parole denied; reset 2/2029. Jeffery D. Nelms (AIS# 222584) — parole granted with PREP, NA/AA, mental‑health follow up, GPS and drug assessment. Fredrick A. Marshall (AIS# 180442) — pardon granted with relief from habitual‑offender act and firearms disabilities. Billy Buchannan (AIS# 232877) — parole denied; reset 2/2031. Karon L. Similton (AIS# 294981) — parole denied; reset 2/2028. Scarlette A. Orso (AIS# 258873) — parole granted with Mobile DRC and monitoring conditions. Shane L. Highfill (AIS# 228686) — parole denied; reset 2/2027. Earl Hayes (AIS# 313435) — parole granted with PREP and monitoring conditions. Michael D. Anderson (AIS# 261682) — parole denied; no reset date listed. Barbara J. Huffman (AIS# 244035) — parole denied; reset 2/2028. Jeffery J. Herbert (AIS# 262999) — parole denied; reset 2/2028. Michael N. Bailey (AIS# 282452) — parole denied; reset 2/2028. Jeffrey P. Stout (AIS# 259963) — parole denied; no reset date listed. Steven R. Nelson (AIS# 281237) — parole denied; reset 8/2026. Billy L. Waller (AIS# 820406) — full pardon granted. Richard S. Kral (AIS# 197770) — full pardon granted. Johnny Madison Jr. (AIS# 202180) — pardon granted with statutory relief. Sonya D. Sewell (AIS# 828004) — full pardon granted. Tony L. McCarthy (AIS# 182836) — full pardon granted. Andrea M. Pore (AIS# 254465) — full pardon granted. Steven R. Watts (AIS# 813697) — pardon granted with statutory relief. Nakeisha M. Pointer (AIS# 232718) — pardon denied. Eugene S. Lowery (AIS# 332686) — continued to 5/6/2026. Amberly D. Mezick (AIS# 340557) — parole denied; no reset date listed. Christopher J. Pate (AIS# 228749) — parole granted with PREP, NA/AA, mental‑health follow up, GPS and drug assessment. Justin J. Pruitt (AIS# 237382) — parole denied; reset 2/2027. Additional denials and grants are recorded in the meeting minutes and the board reviewed lists of files for revocation and delinquency.

The minutes record who spoke for and against individual cases (family members, advocacy organizations such as Alabama Appleseed and VOCAL, representatives from the Attorney General’s Office and local district attorney offices), but the minutes do not include verbatim testimony or a roll‑call vote tally for each case.