A Fulton County man who was charged and convicted of murder was granted a commutation to his sentence last week by Governor Asa Hutchinson.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Bryan E. Dickinson was charged with murder in 1999 after the body of a Mammoth Spring man was found near the Spring River in Fulton County.
Authorities say a sportsman found the body near the Bayou Access south of Mammoth Spring.
Dickinson and one other were arrested and convicted of the crime one year later.
He was sentenced to 480 months in prison, which would have made his release possible in 2040.
No law enforcement objected to the commutation, and Dickinson is now eligible for parole.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson disclosed in an email last week:
“Bryan E. Dickinson (ADC #118458): Murder-1st Degree (Y Felony) (1999-62).
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