Nevada man who tortured, killed dogs denied early release

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man who has served lower than a 3rd of his most 28-year jail sentence for killing and torturing canine has been denied early launch.

The state parole board introduced Monday it had denied Jason Brown’s request in April for early launch after authorities decided he’d been misclassified as a violent offender.

Brown pleaded no contest in 2015 to killing and dismembering seven canine he bought off Craigslist within the Reno space.

Authorities instructed the board that Brown nonetheless offered a threat to the group., whereas Brown mentioned jail gave him “a spot to heal” and he had labored to rehabilitate himself.

The board acquired greater than 2,000 feedback opposing his launch, the state Division of Public Security.

Brown was arrested in 2014 after police discovered 4 canine heads inside a mini-refrigerator at his Reno motel room. He mentioned he couldn’t keep in mind something as a result of he’d been utilizing medicine.

Corrections officers initially mentioned he wouldn’t be eligible for parole till 2025, however confirmed in March that was incorrect as a result of Nevada crimes can solely be designated as violent if the sufferer is human.

Reclassifying Brown s a non-violent offender made him eligible for earlier consideration based mostly on good habits and different credit.

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