By Associated Press - Tuesday, February 25, 2014

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A request from a man seeking early release from prison for his role in his estranged wife’s murder has been denied.

A three-judge panel in Frederick County Circuit Court on Monday denied the request from 58-year-old William Fagan of Walkersville.

Fagan pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy in the shooting of 30-year-old Deborah Fagan in 1992. He was sentenced to life with all but 10 years suspended and was released in 2000. A drunken driving conviction in 2003 violated his probation and sent him back to prison for life.



The News-Post of Frederick reports (https://bit.ly/1mGmgN5) that Fagan’s lawyer argued before the panel that he had received no treatment for alcohol abuse when he was arrested in 2003.

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Information from: The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, https://www.fredericknewspost.com

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