A Massachusetts man once sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole will soon be walking free.
In 2009, Richard Figueroa was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old Luis Alcantara. However, he appealed and his first-degree sentenced was reduced to second-degree murder, which allowed him to go in front of the parole board for the first time in 2022.
The two men had been arguing about a marijuana purchase on Jan. 31, 2008. Alcantara owed Figueroa $1,300 for the purchase. However, Figueroa owed Alcantara $1,050 from another person who didn’t pay in full…