Oklahoma parole board recommends commuting the sentence of death row inmate backed by Kim Kardashian
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 to recommended commuting Julius Jones' sentence on Monday.
Jones has spent 19 years on death row for the killing of Paul Howell, a businessman from Edmond, Oklahoma.
Jones has maintained his innocence since Howell's killing in 1999.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted to recommend commuting the sentence of Julius Jones, a death row inmate who has garnered support from celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Baker Mayfield.
The board voted 3-1 to recommended commuting Jones' sentence, KOCO reported on Monday.
A final decision on Jones' sentence will be made by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Jones has spent 19 years on death row after being sentenced to die for the 1999 killing of Paul Howell, a businessman from Edmond, Oklahoma.
At the time of his conviction, prosecutors said Jones shot Howell twice in the head while robbing him of his SUV.
The shooting happened in Howell's parents' driveway and in front of Howell's two young daughters.
Jones was a student at the University of Oklahoma at the time and has maintained his innocence since his conviction.
His family has said Jones was eating dinner at home at the time of the murder, according to the City Sentinel, and Jones lawyers have said DNA found on a bandana at the scene of the crime did not match Jones', based on legal standards.
In recent years, Jones' case has garnered the attention of celebrities, including players Russell Westbrook and Trae Young, along with Mayfield and Kardashian West. Kardashian West also visited him in prison last year.
Jones' lawyers did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment
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