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| Parole revocation sought for pot grower |
| By mercurynews.com |
| Published: 10/29/2009 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY—In a case highlighted by advocates seeking to reform Oklahoma's drug laws, the state on Wednesday sought to revoke the parole of a man sentenced to decades in prison for growing marijuana that he says was used to treat his arthritis pain. William Joseph Foster, 51, initially was sentenced in Tulsa County to 93 years in prison after authorities uncovered a pot growing operation in the basement of his Tulsa home in 1995. A state appeals court later reduced that term to 20 years in prison, and he was released on parole in 2001. During Wednesday's parole revocation hearing, the Department of Corrections argued before an administrative law judge that Foster violated the terms of his parole while living in California by using and growing marijuana in that state and failing to follow his parole officer's directions. Milt Gilliam, administrator of parole and interstate services for the Department of Corrections, said the parole revocation was sought because Foster refused to sign paperwork that would have kept him under the department's supervision. "Our main issue and concern is that Mr. Foster is still under parole and needs to be under supervision," Gilliam said. Read More. |
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