A 61-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time on Geary County aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary convictions will spend at least one more year in jail. Archie Watkins Jr. had been up for a public comment session in August, with a September parole hearing.
According to a current status update from the Department of Corrections, Watkins’ earliest possible release date now is October first of 2017.
Watkins was convicted in 1986 aggravated robbery and burglary cases in Geary County. He was also passed over for parole three years ago. He is currently being held at El Dorado.
