US EditionKansas governor wants board to reconsider parole granted to a state trooper's convicted killer
- On May 8, 2025, Jimmie Nelms, convicted of killing Kansas Trooper Conroy O'Brien during a 1978 traffic stop near Matfield Green, was granted parole.
- The parole followed Nelms' conviction for first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping after he and accomplices forced O'Brien at gunpoint into a ditch and shot him execution-style.
- O'Brien was 26 and survived by a pregnant wife when Nelms used the trooper's own revolver to fatally shoot him twice in the head during the stop.
- Kansas officials, including Attorney General Kris Kobach, strongly condemned the parole decision, with Kobach stating that freeing someone who murdered a law enforcement officer is unacceptable under any circumstances.
- The parole ruling sparked statewide criticism and led Governor Kelly to urge the board to reconsider, while law enforcement pledged to honor O'Brien's memory amid ongoing legal and public debate.
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Kansas governor wants board to reconsider parole granted to a state trooper's convicted killer
A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted parole after having past requests rejected.
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Kansas law enforcement leaders oppose parole for murderer of KHP trooper in 1978 • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas review board decided to parole Jimmie Nelms, 78, after nearly 47 years in prison for the murder of Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O'Brien in May 1978. Conroy's name was added to the state law enforcement memorial at the Capitol in 1987. This image is from the 2025 ceremony adding two names to the memorial. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Sadness and alarm accompanying the execution-style shooting of Kansas Highway Patrol …
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