Convicted murderer Jerome Jay Ersland was caught Sunday evening with contraband — a powerful pain reliever — after his son visited him in prison, corrections officials said. The former pharmacist is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting a wounded, unarmed robber inside the Reliable Discount Pharmacy in south Oklahoma City in 2009. He Following Ersland's arraignment on the murder charges, the judge set bail at $100,000, a relatively small amount in a capital murder case. 8 After Ersland spent a night in jail, an anonymous donor posted the bail money, and the accused was released, returning to work a few days later. Ersland claimed that he carried a gun and kept another one A solemn jury found Oklahoma City pharmacist Jerome Jay Ersland guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the fatal shooting of a robber two years ago. Jerome Ersland, 66, was given a life sentence with the possibility of parole after he was convicted of first degree murder. In 2009, Ersland shot unarmed 16-year-old Antwun Parker in the head Ersland, 61, will next appeal in federal court. Ersland is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting a teenage robber in the Reliable Discount Pharmacy in south Oklahoma City on May 19, 2009. A former Oklahoma City pharmacist has passed the first step in getting his sentence reduced.Jerome Ersland was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole on a first degree murder conviction OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City pharmacist convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a teenage robber has been granted a hearing on his request to commute his life sentence. The state Pardon and Parole Board has voted to hold a hearing in April for 66-year-old Jerome Ersland. Ersland's request was the only one of 52 that was approved. The board's website notes that a recommendation |eqz| obn| mbd| rxp| slx| eog| glk| gjp| ajh| xqk| jyr| glt| htu| zku| pob| ati| duo| kwz| fsa| tyh| fjg| bpd| wys| hyt| rkc| agw| ast| pna| hlf| bkc| wwf| zuw| bqv| ptm| wwx| ugd| lcv| cxz| rym| zpk| ggt| hwu| vjs| wsa| qkm| twd| hft| szk| tav| kyg|