Parole denied: Virginia board retains DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo locked up

One of the boys who terrorized the Washington, D.C., space for weeks in 2002 will not be getting out of jail anytime quickly.

A parole board in Virginia has denied Lee Boyd Malvo's request for launch.

"Contemplating your offense and your institutional information, the Board concludes that it is best to serve extra of your sentence earlier than being paroled.; Launch right now would diminish seriousness of crime; Critical nature and circumstances of your offense(s).; The Board concludes that it is best to serve extra of your sentence previous to launch on parole.; The Board considers you to be a threat to the neighborhood," a press release from the court docket stated.

Malvo and John Allen Muhammad had been often called the "Beltway snipers." They killed 10 folks and wounded three others over a three-week interval.

Muhammad was executed in 2009.

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Malvo, who was 17 on the time, was convicted of capital homicide and ordered to serve a number of life sentences.

Nevertheless, in 2020, then-Gov. Ralph Northam modified Virginia regulation to finish life sentences for these underneath 18 convicted of a criminal offense. That opened the door for Malvo to problem his imprisonment.

Malvo and Muhammad started their killing spree in Washington state, making their method throughout the nation earlier than being arrested. In whole, they killed 17 and wounded 10 folks.