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breaking news coming from Florida where
the Florida State Board of executive
clemency is considering a clemency
request for rick wershe jr. known as
white boy Rick thanks for joining us
this noon
this all happened after a meeting
earlier this morning and it means that
where she jr. could be released from
prison
early at the hearing two retired FBI
agents told the board where she deserves
early release because of all he did for
the government including assistants on
several public corruption cases while
behind bars
Kevin Dietz was there and breaks it all
down for us from Florida
good afternoon Kevin how are ya the
clemency board is in deliberations
they're trying to decide whether or not
to release rick wershe jr. early and if
they decide to he could be released
immediately
they spent 20 minutes today his support
team did trying to convince this
clemency board that were she has done
more good in prison than bad
take a look Rick were she supporters
made a passionate plea for his early
released from prison this morning in
front of the Florida clemency board I'm
here today on my own free will I'm not
under subpoena and I'm here because I
believe that a great injustice to
Richard were she jr. has been done by
the government FBI agent homegirl men in
gray shorts telling the florida governor
the Attorney General and two other
clemency board members that Rick were
she who's behind bars was instrumental
in helping police bust many dirty cops
in Detroit he's contributed greatly to
law enforcement I challenge anybody to
tell me one prisoner who has contributed
more to law enforcement than this man
but the clemency board seemed more
interested in why were she who has
served more than 30 years behind bars
was involved in a car theft ring in a
Florida prison on that sentence he
received five years and was given credit
for already four four hundred and eighty
eight days on a five-year sentence for a
multi-state
over 150 car grand theft ring from
Florida and you didn't have any hand and
that were [ __ ] was paroled in Michigan
18 months ago on a drug possession
charge he is now serving time in Florida
for his role in the car theft ring he's
scheduled out date is November of 2020
today's hearing was an attempt to get
him early release thank you we will take
the case under consideration now Rick
were she was not here today to testify
on his own behalf he's in a prison about
an hour and a half from here he did get
a phone call shortly after the hearing
and what he found out in that phone call
was that this board has decided to take
this under advisement now typically that
means they're gonna decide and talk
about it for about 48 hours and then
come down with the decision but this is
a brand new board because of the
election cycle we now have a new
governor here and a new Attorney General
so the whole makeup of the board is
different we're not exactly sure how
it's gonna play out but where she's
expected to find out if he's going to
get out immediately in about 48 hours
from now Kevin Dietz and Kevin I know
you stay in contact with were she have
you had any conversation with him about
all of this I did when I talked to him
last night there was a dinner with many
of his supporters and he said that you
know if he has to he'll be okay he'll
make it to his scheduled out time which
is only 18 months away but he really
feels like he did enough to get out
early and he wants to get on with his
life he wants to get out of prison and
move back to Michigan and make the best
of the rest of his life that he has he's
been in prison out for 32 years
arrested at 17 it's a very long part of
his life but he still has a great life
ahead of him to live as well Kevin we'll
look forward to seeing the outcome there
in Florida thank you