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Convicted killer to be released in Lassen County

Requests from victims and witnesses were considered and once convicted killer Loren Herzog will be released on parole in Lassen County rather than San Joaquin County.

According to Luis Patino, public information officer for the California Department of Corrections, by law, a parolee should be released to the county of last legal residence. 

However, Patino said, victims, victims’ next-of-kin and witnesses have the right to file for special consideration as to the location of the parole releases of their offenders.  All requests are evaluated on a case by case basis...

LINK - LassenNews.com