{"id":107386,"date":"2021-01-28T17:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T22:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=107386"},"modified":"2021-01-28T21:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T02:57:10","slug":"calif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. DA blasts Gov. Newsom for not stopping release of convicted killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=107386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1175529449-297x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2362073\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2362073\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2362073 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1175529449-1-617x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2362073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 18: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 6:25 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, January 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Prosecutors in the Golden State called out Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) after he refused to stop the release of a convicted murderer. This week, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said Newsom fell short of using all of the resources at his disposal to keep 48-year-old Gerardo Zavala behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Zavala and four others took part in luring 17-year-old Eric Jones into a home to make him endure hours of physical and mental torture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Governor takes no action to prevent release of convicted killer &#8211;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Xaz12z0Cn\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Xaz12z0Cn<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfsp3Up7WR\">pic.twitter.com\/zfsp3Up7WR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tulare County DA (@TulareDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulareDA\/status\/1353775451504668674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine anybody going out [and] seeing what this defendant participated in doing, seeing the crime scene as it was,&#8221; David Alavezos, the Tulare County Assistant District Attorney, said. &#8220;[And] thinking that this is an individual who would ever be safe to be in society again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zavala was convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder of Jones. After spending 19 years in a cell for what some officials said is the worst crime they&#8217;ve ever seen, it&#8217;s likely Zavala will soon walk free.<\/p>\n<p>He first applied for parole back in 2017, which former Governor Jerry Brown (D) rejected.\u00a0 After reapplying in October of 2020, prosecutors said Newsom has not committed to stopping his release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He should not be out,&#8221; Lealga Fortson, Eric Jones&#8217; aunt, stated. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think he could be good enough to ever get out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the state&#8217;s parole board, Zavala has expressed remorse and had a &#8220;stellar disciplinary record.&#8221; Family members said they&#8217;ve been trying to contact Newsom after getting word of his pending release, but never received a response.<\/p>\n<p>According to District Attorney Ward&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tulareda.org\/governor-takes-no-action-to-prevent-release-of-convicted-killer\/\">statement<\/a>, how the governor refused to take a stand for Jones is &#8220;beyond comprehension.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-into-robinhood-app-for-restricting-small-investors\/\">Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Call For Hearing Into Robinhood App For Restricting Small Investors<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 18: California Gov. 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