On his way out of office, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued a series of pardons and sentence commutations for convicted murderers and the rapist of a 9-year-old girl.
Three of those receiving pardons or commutations from Northern Kentucky include Gregory Wilson, who was convicted of a woman's murder and had his death sentence commuted to life with eligibility for parole after 30 years; Micah Schoettle, who was convicted just last year of raping a 9-year old girl in Kenton County and received a pardon after originally being sentenced to 23 years; and J.R. Roth, who was a member of the Campbell County board of education when he was arrested and later convicted on felony counts of trafficking a controlled substance in 2017.
Another pardon was received by Patrick Brian Baker, who was convicted in a homicide and on other charges after a 2014 home invasion in Knox County. Baker's brother raised significant funds for Bevin's campaign and to help retire campaign debt.
The Courier-Journal reporters who wrote about the pardons and commutations, and , will be with us.
We will also share our conversations with two journalists who made recent visits to Greater Cincinnati: Associated Press editor overseeing national politics and Gesine Dornblueth, a freelance reporter from Deutschlandradio.
Closing out the news review will be WVXU reporters and .
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