Alabama Board of Pardons deny Dallas County man parole

Published 8:28 am Friday, May 28, 2021

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A Dallas County man was denied parole by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles this week.

Rayford Phillips was denied parole for multiple third-degree burglary charges he committed between 1998 and 2007.

Phillips was charged with second-degree burglary in August, 1998. Phillips was 19 years old at the time and brought to the Selma Police station by his father.

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In 2001, Phillips was found in the Valley Creek Area with a .38 special pistol and several pieces of jewelry. He was charged with third-degree burglary.

In October 2005, Phillips was charged with three counts of first-degree burglary and three counts of third-degree burglary in Valley Grande. He was released from state prison on Oct. 22 that year, but the case got eventually re-tried.

Phillips was charged with third-degree burglary in 2007. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. He is currently incarcerated in the Limestone Correctional Center.