Prosecutor backs Illinois inmate's clemency bid

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The prosecutor of a man serving a 90-year prison sentence for a 1992 southwestern Illinois shooting that killed his former girlfriend and wounded her boyfriend is lobbying for the inmate’s clemency bid.

Michael Strader, who was 19 at the time of the Madison County shooting, argues in his request for Gov. Pat Quinn’s intervention that he should have taken a plea deal for a 50-year sentence, making him eligible for parole in 2017. Strader has served two decades of his sentence and won’t be considered for release until 2037.