Dustin Turner had been granted parole earlier this year, but according to prison records is back in prison at the Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton as of Tuesday, April 21. Video above is from March 5, 2026, the day Turner was released from prison after he had initially been granted parole.
STAUNTON, Va. (WAVY) — A former Navy SEAL trainee who had been granted parole earlier this year after being in prison since 1995 for the killing of Jennifer Evans is back in prison Tuesday after a parole violation.
Dustin Turner, imprisoned since 1995, granted parole in historic decision
Dustin “Dusty” Turner, who was granted parole by the Virginia Parole Board in a historic 3-2 decision, is being held in the Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton, according to prison records, which indicate Virginia State Police arrested him. He had been incarcerated since 1995 for the killing of Evans, a pre-med student from Georgia who was abducted and murdered outside a Virginia Beach nightclub.
Evans’ killing became one of the most high-profile cases in the region’s history, with both Turner and fellow SEAL trainee Billy Joe Brown convicted in 1996 and sentenced to lengthy terms after two separate jury trials — 82 years for Turner and 72 years for Brown…