Gov. Hickenlooper friends with father of dead white supremacist
Source: The Denver Post
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Friday he is close friends with the father of the white supremacist who is the focus of the investigation into the killing of one of his cabinet members and of a pizza delivery man.
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Ebel's father, Jack, is an attorney who lives in Boulder. Hickenlooper said he has known Jack Ebel for years. They worked together at an oil company when Hickenlooper was a geologist, and they have stayed close. He also said he knew that Ebel's son was in prison and that the family had been upset that he had spent a large amount of time in solitary confinement.
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Jack Ebel did donate to Hickenlooper's campaign for governor. But Hickenlooper said that had no connection with Ebel's son being released from prison.
The state Department of Corrections confirmed Friday night that Evan Ebel was released from prison on Jan. 28 on mandatory parole, after serving his full sentence. In 2004, he was sentenced to 8 years for second-degree assault. He got additional time for assaulting a prison guard in 2006.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22851627/clements-update-hickenlooper-was-friends-father-white-supremacist
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)What a clusterfuck.
mountain grammy
(26,648 posts)asked if govenor had anything to to with the killer's parole.
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)It wasn't an early release.
It seems the law required release at this time.
intheflow
(28,501 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)Hinckley's older brother had dinner plans with Neil Bush the night of the shootings. Now THAT is more than a coincidence, isn't it?
radhika
(1,008 posts)formercia
(18,479 posts)They are solidly in the Bush camp. It's a shame they had to sacrifice one of their own for the cause. They would have had to put him away, regardless if he had attacked Raygun. It saved them a lot of money in the long run, not having to pay for a private Hospital stay.