A southeastern Massachusetts man has been granted parole with conditions after murdering a relative.
According to the Parole Board, on December 11, 2002, at approximately 8:00 p.m., 26-year-old Kevin Haliday went to 402 Bearse’s Way in Hyannis. When Haliday arrived, his cousin, Daniel Mendes, was on the phone. At some point, they both entered a bedroom and started talking. After a witness heard a loud noise, Haliday exited the bedroom and left the residence. The witness went into the bedroom and saw Mendes holding his head where he had been shot. Police were called, but Mendes eventually died from a single gunshot wound to his head. Haliday was arrested that same day.
On November 16, 2004, in Barnstable County Superior Court, Haliday was convicted of murder in the second degree for the death of Mendes. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Haliday was also convicted of possession with intent to distribute Class B and received a sentence of 9 to 10 years, to run from and after the life sentence. Additionally, Haliday was convicted of possession of a firearm without a license and was sentenced to 4 to 5 years, to run concurrently with the second-degree murder conviction. Parole was denied following an initial hearing in 2017…