Arkansas man, 70, who robbed $264 from a taco shop with a WATER GUN in 1981 is granted clemency 40 years after he was sentenced to life in prison
Rolf Kaestel, 70, was convicted on a charge of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to life in prison and a $15,000 fine on June 5, 1981
He has repeatedly appealed for clemency and his fifth appeal was finally approved
Hutchinson noted there were no objections from law enforcement to Kaestel s request for clemency
Kaestel is not yet free and is currently imprisoned in Utah
There s a 30-day waiting period to receive public feedback before the governor s decision can become final
Hutchinson seen to take turn away from Trump
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson answers a question during the weekly covid-19 update on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the state Capitol in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
Leading a state that went heavily for Donald Trump in the 2020 election and that has enacted some of the most aggressive laws on social issues, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has been in the national spotlight this year.
But not for embracing the state s Trumpian turn. It s for distancing himself from it.
At a time when red state governors like Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem of South Dakota are carrying forward Trump s rhetoric and policies, Hutchinson is doing the opposite. He s taking a contrarian position that s making him an outsider in the state party he helped build and that now could test whether there s a path forward for ambitious Republicans in the reddest parts of the country that doesn t rely on the former president.
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Arkansas governor ponders future in GOP turned Trumpian
Leading a state that went heavily for Donald Trump in the 2020 election and that has enacted some of the most aggressive laws on social issues, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas has been in the national spotlight this year.
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Jul. 2 2021 @ 9:16pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks about COVID-19 vaccinations at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Hutchinson, a Republican, has been in the national spotlight this year as he heads into the final half of his last term in office. (AP Photo/Andrew Demillo)
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