Jason Schilo Brown tortured and chopped up seven dogs. When he was convicted, Nevada said he wouldn't be eligible for parole until 2025. Now the state says that he could get out next month, because the victims were dogs, not people, and dogs are 'property.' This technicality turns Brown into a 'nonviolent' offender in the Nevada system.
, because his victims were not humans and thus he is considered a "nonviolent" offender.
Reclassifying Brown from a violent to a nonviolent offender meant that credits, such as good behavior in prison, are applied, causing Brown to become eligible for parole as of 2019, Quenga said.A St. Charles mother of four is suing after she says she was nearly killed by two dogs."Please note, however, parole eligibility does not guarantee an offender release on parole," Quenga said.
During Brown's sentencing hearing, owners of some of the dogs testified that they sold puppies to Brown because he seemed like a normal clean-cut kid when he responded to their ads on Craig's List. They cried in the courtroom as a judge watched videotapes of Brown torturing and skinning the dogs. "We certainly disagree with releasing him earlier than the original 11 years for parole eligibility," said Michelle Bays, spokesperson for the Washoe County District Attorney's Office. "We will be at the parole hearing to oppose his release now."
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