SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man convicted of killing a 20-year-old man with his pickup truck in 1987 has been released after nearly 30 years in prison.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports 49-year-old Frank Gene Powell waked out of a state prison in Draper on Tuesday after the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole granted him parole in late November.
Powell was originally charged with second-degree murder and took a plea deal for manslaughter in 1988 for the death of Glen Candland. He later withdrew that plea and was granted a new trial.
Powell was convicted of the original murder charge in 1992, and he was sentenced to five years to life.
Most Read Nation & World Stories
Powell told the parole board that prison had reformed him and his former macho attitude and drinking had contributed to Candland’s death.
___
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com