Chance of parole not promising for Farley
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Farley, 34, is serving a 37-year prison sentence at the Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville for her role in the May 2000 beating death and robbery of Old Smithville Road resident Louie Johnson, 63. The admitted killer in the case, Eric Sullivan, 40, as a result of a negotiated settlement, is serving a 35-year sentence, two years less than what Farley got for assisting in the crime.
Farley was friends with the victim and had taken Sullivan to Johnson’s trailer to rob him. She then helped cover up the crime but then implicated Sullivan in the murder when she was caught.
Farley recently changed her story and claimed it was someone else who killed Johnson. However, Sullivan’s admission of guilt confirmed what prosecutors had said all along, that Farley was lying in an attempt to derail the state’s case.
Farley’s first parole hearing was held July 19, at which time the hearing officer said he would recommend the parole board turn down Farley.
A total of four members of the board must vote yes or no for parole before the decision is final. The process generally takes less than a month. Helping to persuade the hearing officer was a letter written by District Attorney General Dale Potter asking parole be denied for Farley.
If she is denied, she will not become eligible for parole again until 2010. She has been behind bars for five years. Her sentence is over in 2035.