Man accused of killing Iowa girl, 10, had been paroled weeks earlier
Less than four months after his parole, Dinkins allegedly kidnapped Breasia Terrell from a Davenport apartment complex, shot her to death and hid her body
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Iowa granted an early release from prison to a repeat offender just months before he allegedly kidnapped and killed a 10-year-old girl, according to parole documents released Tuesday.
The Iowa Board of Parole granted
Henry Dinkins parole from a Davenport minimum-security residential facility in March 2020, determining he was “able and willing to fulfill the obligations of a law abiding citizen.”
“There is a reasonable probability that you can be released without detriment to the community or yourself,” according to the parole order signed by the board’s chair,
Breasia Terrell murder suspect was paroled weeks earlier, AP reports thehawkeye.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehawkeye.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Henry Dinkins, 48, faces murder and kidnapping charges for July 2020 shooting death of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell
Terrell s body was found in a pond in April 2021 after months-long search
Four months before Dinkins allegedly killed Breasia, Iowa Board of Parole granted him parole, saying he could be a law-abiding citizen
At the time he was granted parole, Dinkins was awaiting trial on felony charges in Illinois of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver
Dinkins had been in and out of prison since 1990, when he was convicted of sexually abusing a child when he was 17
Suspect in Davenport girl s murder had been paroled weeks earlier thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Suspect in Breasia Terrell s murder had been paroled weeks earlier Share Updated: 1:42 PM CDT May 18, 2021
Suspect in Breasia Terrell s murder had been paroled weeks earlier Share Updated: 1:42 PM CDT May 18, 2021
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Show Transcript E RESIGNED LAST WEEK. STACEY: IN DAVENPORT. A BIG STEP TODAY IN THE MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE AND MURDER OF BREASIA TERRELL. AS KCCI’S RHEYA SPIGNER TELLS US, INVESTIGATORS HAVE NAMED A SUSPECT, AND FILED CHARGES AGAINST HIM. RHEYA: THAT SUSPECT IS HENRY DINKINS. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HIS PICTURE BECAUSE POLICE INVESTIGATING BREASIA’S DEATH CALLED HIM A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE LONG AGO. HE’S NOW CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING. BREASIA DISAPPEARED ON JULY 10 LAST YEAR, AFTER STAYING AT DINKINS’ DAVENPORT APARTMENT WITH HER HALF-BROTHER. DINKINS IS THE FATHER OF BREASIA’S HALF BROTHER. HE’S BEEN IN JAIL SINCE LAST SUMMER, ON UNRELATED CHARGES THE NEW CHA