This Friday, May 15, 2020, booking photo provided by the Colorado Department of Corrections shows 40-year-old Cornelius Haney. (Colorado Department of Corrections via The Denver Post via AP)
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UPDATED 1:05 PM PT — Saturday, May 16, 2020
A Denver man, who was released early from prison due to COVID-19 concerns, is now suspected of fatally shooting a 21-year-old woman. Over the weekend, Cornelius Haney was arrested for allegedly killing Heather Perry in an alleyway after police used surveillance footage to track him from the crime scene.
Haney was discharged four months ahead of his mandatory parole, despite his history of felony convictions that dated back to 1998.
Haney, who was serving seven years for armed robbery, was recommended for parole under an executive order, which was recently signed by Governor Jared Polis in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus in prisons.
“No prisoner who is a danger to society should be released early in any situation. No one on that parole board thought that this person was going to do what they allegedly did, but they couldn’t have held him much longer under the law. He had to be released by August.” – Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
He is currently being held without bond. He’s facing charges of felony, murder, theft and more.
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