Parole denied: Virginia keeps DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo locked up

A parole board in Virginia has denied Lee Boyd Malvo’s request for release.

“Considering your offense and your institutional records, the Board concludes that you should serve more of your sentence before being paroled.; Release at this time would diminish seriousness of crime; Serious nature and circumstances of your offense(s).; The Board concludes that you should serve more of your sentence prior to release on parole.; The Board considers you to be a risk to the community,” a statement from the court said.

Malvo and John Allen Muhammad were known as the “Beltway snipers.” They killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week period.

Muhammad was executed in 2009.

Malvo, who was 17 at the time, was convicted of capital murder and ordered to serve multiple life sentences.

However, in 2020, then-Gov. Ralph Northam changed Virginia law to end life sentences for those under 18 convicted of a crime.

That opened the door for Malvo to challenge his imprisonment.

Malvo and Muhammad began their killing spree in Washington state, making their way across the country before being arrested. In total, they killed 17 and wounded 10 people.