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Parole board to release Springfield man who murdered father, brother

SPRINGFIELD -- A Springfield man who murdered his father and brother with an ax in 1987 will be released next month on parole after serving 30 years, despite objections from the Clark County Prosecutor's Office.

Jerry Rogan was 20 at the time of the slayings.

He pleaded no contest to charges of murder in the slaying of his 15-year-old brother, Terry Rogan, and 55-year-old father, Perry Rogan. He was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.

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The father and son were murdered with an ax as they slept, the Springfield News-Sun reported at the time. Jerry Rogan called police and said the pair were “gone.” Police said he later admitted to committing the murders.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction parole board approved his release in January, according to its website, and he’s scheduled to get out of prison in April.

He’ll be on supervised parole for five years.

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The Clark County Prosecutor’s Office opposed Rogan’s release at the board meeting, Prosecutor Andy Wilson said, but the board granted parole.

Read the full story at SpringfieldNewsSun.com.

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