Matt DeCample, a Beebe spokesman, said that each of the six to receive pardons have completed jail time and parole-and-probationary requirements and paid all fines. The public has 30 days to comment on the governor’s intent.
The six pardons are for the following:
Karolyn Benner Ramsey (Harrison): Delivery of Marijuana and Delivery of Meth
This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (1992 – Marion County), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentence have been completed and there have been no further criminal-law violations. The prosecuting attorney objects to the application.
Charles Coleman (Minneapolis, MN): Theft of Property
This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (1982 – Pulaski County), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentence have been completed and there have been no further criminal-law violations. There are no law-enforcement objections to the application.
Evelyn Dunn (Pine Bluff): Shoplifting
This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (2006 – Pine Bluff District Court), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentence have been completed and
there have been no further criminal-law violations. There are no law-enforcement objections to the application.
William Manes (Greenwood): Forgery, Overdraft, and Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver
This notice is issued based on the dates of conviction (1983, 1986 – Sebastian County), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentences have been completed and there have been no further criminal-law violations. There are no law-enforcement objections to the application.
Jerry White (Perryville): Battery 3rd Degree
This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (1987 – Hot Springs District Court), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentence have been completed and
there have been no further criminal-law violations. There are no law-enforcement objections to the application.
Carla R. Young (Granite City, IL): Forgery and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery
This notice is issued based on the date of conviction (1996 – Greene County), the fact that all terms of the applicant’s sentence have been completed and there have been no further criminal-law violations. There are no law-enforcement objections to the application.
Matt DeCample also said, Beebe rejected 23 clemency requests.
