A man who was freed from a life sentence in prison by a
benevolent governor is now back behind bars facing a murder charge. 50-year-old
Stonney Marcus Rivers was charged last week with first-degree murder in the
drug robbery slaying of 24-year-old David Cabrera at a motel on November 2.
In 2015, then-Governor Christine Gregoire commuted
Rivers' life sentence to prison, which he received under a three-strikes law
after being convicted of his third felony in 1995.
'Rivers continues to commit crimes, even when he is on
community custody and even after being given a once-in-a-lifetime second chance
through a governor’s commutation,' Senior Deputy Prosecutor John Castleton
wrote in charging papers obtained by the Seattle Times.
Police said they used surveillance video to identify the
gunman as Rivers, matching the shooter with his driver’s-license photo and
photos posted on social media.
Rivers was originally sentenced to life on a second-degree
burglary charge.
He was apprehended on November 11, when he turned himself in
on an unrelated identity theft charge. Rivers is being held without bail on
charges of first degree murder, second-degree assault, and identity theft.
He faces another life sentence if convicted in the
murder.
Source: Daily Mail
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