Special Report: Petitioning for a Pardon

A NORFOLK MAN WHO WAS
ORIGINALLY SENTENCED TO
MORE THAN SIX LIFE TERMS
FOR HIS ROLE IN AN ARMED
ROBBERY - IS MAKING ONE
LAST PUSH FOR HELP FROM
THE
GOVERNOR.
TRAVION BLOUNT WAS
FIFTEEN, WHEN HE AND TWO
OLDER MEN ROBBED A
NORFOLK
HOUSE PARTY AT GUNPOINT.
BLOUNT REFUSED TO TAKE A
PLEA DEAL.
THREE YEARS AGO, FORMER
GOVERNOR BOB MCDONNELL
REDUCED HIS SENTENCE
TO 40 YEARS. BLOUNT IS
NOW 26 YEARS OLD.
HE'S ASKING GOVERNOR
TERRY MCAULIFFE FOR A
SENTENCE SIMILAR TO WHAT
HIS CO-
DEFENDANTS RECEIVED.
NEWS > TUESDAY > TRAVION
THING TOGETHER GOT OUT
OVER A YEAR AGO, WHY IS
TRAVION
BLOUNT, WHO WAS 15 YEARS
OLD AT THE TIME, WHY IS
HE STILL IN THE
PENITENTIARY? IT DOESN'T
MAKE A WHOLE LOT
OF SENSE. 3139
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S ERIN
KELLY HAS BEEN REPORTING
ON BLOUNT'S CASE FOR
THREE YEARS. SHE SHARES
HIS MESSAGE TO THE
GOVERNOR -- AND TALKS TO
HIS FAMILY. THAT'S
COMING UP TONIGHT AT 6,
WITH

Special Report: Petitioning for a Pardon

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