CINCINNATI (AP) - Authorities in Cincinnati are urging members of the public to let the state parole board know they oppose parole for an Ohio inmate convicted of murder in a police officer’s 1974 slaying.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters (DEE’-turs), police and Cincinnati officer David Cole’s widow jointly appealed Wednesday for an outpouring of community input to the Ohio Parole Authority before a March release hearing planned for Roland Reaves.
Authorities were stunned in 1994 when Reaves’ murder co-defendant, Ricardo Woods, was paroled. Deters says the 65-year-old Reaves should only leave prison “feet first.”
Cheryl Cole Candelaresi says she’s still fighting for the husband she lost 43 years ago, and for all officers.
A state corrections department spokeswoman says some 400 messages of opposition to Reaves’ parole have been processed this week.
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