Malcolm X's killer is back on the streets.
On parole, of course.
Yes, his New York criminal defense lawyers will be keeping their good eyes on him, as he was released from prison today.
Indeed, the last thing a New York criminal defense lawyer wants is a badly behaving parolee as a client.
Thomas Hagan, now 69 years old, is said to have shot Malcolm X in 1965. He allegedly killed Malcolm X with a shotgun.
But this morning, all was forgotten as Thomas Hagan walked out of the Lincoln Correctional Facility at 11 a.m.
Or was it all really forgotten?
Hagan, along with two other alleged accomplices, had conspired to kill the legendary leader because they felt he was a hypocrite to their tradition. Malcolm X, who had initially been prominent in the Nation of Islam, a racially motivated supposed offshoot of Islam, had converted to mainstream Islam in his later years, promoting racial equality and tolerance.
But several within his own felt that he had deserted his original following. As a result, Hagan, who was then known as Talmadge Hayer, shot Malcolm X in the Audubon Ballroom at 166th St. and Broadway.
Hagan was arrested almost immediately and was sentenced to twenty years to life in prison. Essentially, what this meant is that the minimum sentence he could serve would be twenty years, before eligible for parole.
As he is out on parole, he will be under supervision of the New York state Division of Parole. Parole mandates that the parolee be supervised in many cases and that the parolee abide by certain conditions.
At this time, our blog does not have details of his parole conditions.
Related Resources
- Malcolm X Killer Released on Parole (The New York Criminal Law Blog)
- What's the Difference Between Probation and Parole? (FindLaw)
- Find a New York Criminal Defense Attorney (FindLaw)
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