The Virginia Parole Board denied parole for convicted murderer James King and will not consider him for eligibility again for another three years, the board confirmed with WTKR News 3 Friday morning.
The board’s decision follows efforts from the murder victim’s sister to prevent King — and other repeat violent criminals in the state — from being eligible for parole under a Virginia law regarding age.
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King is currently serving two life sentences for assaulting and murdering Lexie Walters back in 2020 at a Virginia Beach Days Inn. It’s not his first murder conviction: He previously served 20 years in jail for violently murdering a woman in Ohio back in 1986…