Richardson considers clemency for Marine

THERE ARE RENEWED CALLS FOR CLEMENCY TONIGHT FOR THE FORMER U-S MARINE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR KILLING A SUSPECTED BURGLAR IN 2004 ONE WEEK AGO DISTRICT JUDGE PAT MURDOCH SENTENCED ELTON JOHN RICHARD TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING DANIEL ROMERO RICHARD FOUND ROMERO IN HIS GARAGE TRYING TO STEAL HIS S-U-V THEN CHASED HIM NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE FATALLY SHOOTING HIM TODAY JUDGE MURDOCH SAYS HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A FORMAL REQUEST FROM RICHARD S ATTORNEY TO RECONSIDER HIS SENTENCE MEANWHILE GOVERNOR RICHARDSON S OFFICE ISSUED THIS NEW STATEMENT TODAY IT SAYS QUOTE — GOVERNOR RICHARDSON IS PREPARED TO CONSIDER EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY FOR ELTON JOHN RICHARD HOWEVER HE HAS NOT RECEIVED FORMAL A REQUEST FROM THE FAMILY OR RICHARD S ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY ALSO SENATOR PETE DOMENICI IS CALLING FOR A FULL PARDON SAYING — IN PART — QUOTE I DO NOT CONDONE ALL OF HIS ACTIONS BUT I VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT SENDING HIM TO PRISON WOULD BE UNJUST WE TRIED TO CONTACT RICHARD S ATTORNEY FOR COMMENT — OUR CALL HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED