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A member of the Mississippi Parole Board that voted against the release of double-murderer James Williams III has resigned amid the killer’s upcoming release. The board member, Tony Smith, has served in the position for less than three years after being appointed in July 2020 by Governor Tate Reeves. Smith.
A Madison lawmaker has joined more than 25 of her colleagues in signing a letter asking the state Parole Board to rescind parole for a convicted teenage murderer.
Less than two weeks remain before the release of double-murderer James Williams III, who was initially sentenced to serve two life sentences without the possibility of parole. Williams, set to be released on May 16, was convicted in 2002 of brutally killing his father and stepmother before cutting up their bodies.