Friday, July 09, 1999
Parole in Partin case undecided
Board members to meet again
BY JANE PRENDERGAST
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEXINGTON — Kentucky's parole board wants to talk more before deciding whether the man convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Covington police officer should get out of prison early.
Part of the board met Thursday at Blackburn Correctional Complex, where Shawnta Robertson is imprisoned. But the members decided they wanted to discuss his release again Monday.
It was unclear whether they would make a decision then, said Sandra Hill, a board spokeswoman. More information will be available Monday, she said.
This is Mr. Robertson's first shot at parole. He was sentenced in November to six years in prison for manslaughter. But he could be released at any time — after serving 20 percent of his sentence, minus the 154 days he spent in jail awaiting trial.
Covington Police Officer Mike Partin fell into the Ohio River in January 1997 while helping chase Mr. Robertson, 22, of Avondale, who was fleeing another officer. Officer Partin had been on the force 15 months.
The officer left a wife, Lisa. She met with the parole board last week to urge the members to keep Mr. Robertson behind bars. The board also heard from the police department's administration as well as the Fraternal Order of Police and members of Covington's neighborhood watch groups.
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