Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Rick Wershe is on his way to Florida to begin serving the remainder of his sentence in a car theft case. He was removed this morning (Tuesday, August 22) from the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Michigan. No details were immediately available on where he will be imprisoned in Florida or when he is expected to arrive. Wershe was paroled … [Read more...] about Rick Wershe is on his way to Florida
Rick Wershe is Afraid—He has Good Reason to Be
Sunday, August 13, 2017 Last month, Richard J. Wershe, Jr., better known in the media as White Boy Rick, was at long last granted a parole from his Michigan life sentence for a non-violent drug conviction when he was a teenager. But he still has several years to serve in Florida in a car theft/fraud case where he pled guilty out of fear prosecutors would charge his mother and … [Read more...] about Rick Wershe is Afraid—He has Good Reason to Be
Rick Wershe’s long ordeal—A few words about a few People
Sunday, July 30, 2017 As of this weekend, there is still no word from Florida regarding what they intend to do about Rick Wershe’s prison sentence in a case involving a car theft ring while he was serving time there in the Witness Security program. This week Rick told me if they are going to come get him he wishes they’d do it, so he can fulfill that obligation and be truly … [Read more...] about Rick Wershe’s long ordeal—A few words about a few People
Rick Wershe’s Next Big Challenge—Life on the Outside
Sunday, July 16, 2017 In a unanimous decision, the 10-member Michigan Parole Board voted on Friday to grant parole to Richard J. Wershe, Jr., Michigan’s longest-serving prisoner for a non-violent drug offense committed when he was a juvenile. He has served 29-and-a-half years of a life sentence. He may have to do some time in Florida for an old auto theft fraud case before he … [Read more...] about Rick Wershe’s Next Big Challenge—Life on the Outside
Rick Wershe, Jr. granted parole from life sentence
Friday, July 14, 2017 Free at last. Well, almost. Richard J. Wershe, Jr., Michigan’s longest-serving inmate for a non-violent drug offense committed when he was a juvenile, was granted a parole today by the Michigan Parole Board. "I'm coming home," an emotional Wershe told his lawyer's secretary before hanging up and promising to call back later. He was informed of the … [Read more...] about Rick Wershe, Jr. granted parole from life sentence