Mont. convicted murderer denied parole

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Dec 1, 2009 at 8:07 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 1, 2009 at 8:07 PM MDT

DEER LODGE - The man responsible for a 1979 murder in Polebridge has been denied parole.

J.R. Fletcher had a parole hearing on Tuesday. The 59-year old Fletcher was convicted of stabbing Roy Cooper to death and sentenced to 100 years in prison.

Fletcher, his wife and another man were attempting to flee to Canada when their truck became mired in mud in Cooper's Polebridge-area driveway in April 1979. The three conspired to steal his horses, then held him at gunpoint while they broke into area homes. Before they left, Fletcher and his co-defendants held Cooper hostage while they robbed and tortured him.

Fletcher stabbed Cooper in the neck. Fletcher's next parole hearing will be in five years.

Friday, Dec 4 at 10:15 PM Bwana Jim wrote ...

Burn in Hell you POS! Long live the justice system ! Read more Library books to beat your 100 year conviction, you waste of tax payers money! FREE LIFE IS WONDERFUL ! YOU WILL NEVER GET THE CHANCE!

Friday, Dec 4 at 10:09 PM EbbRmtHrtJec wrote ...

Hope your next 5 years is as unsucessful as your last 30. Lethal Injection is about as painless as it gets. If I were you, Fletcher I'd do it. It's a lot easier than gave Roy Cooper.

Wednesday, Dec 2 at 9:10 PM MtMind wrote ...

He should get his Parole when Roy Cooper walks into that Court Rm. and say's, "Parole Him". Ask for Lethal Injection Fletcher, that save you time asking for Parole, and us $money$ telling you NO!

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