Offender Information   RICHARD J MERZLAK Offender Number: 279737                                           Inmate Status: INACTIVE Probation/Parole/Post Release Status: INACTIVE Gender: MALE Race: AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE Ethnic Group: AMERICAN INDIAN Birth Date: 12/24/1967 Age: 56     Printable Version

Name(s) Of Record

Last Name Suffix First Name Middle Name Name Type MERZLAK RICHARD COMMITTED MERZLAK RICHARD JOHN COMMITTED DAKOTA NICKNAME

Most Recent Incarceration Summary

Incarceration Status: INACTIVE Total Incarceration Term: 17 YEARS 8 MONTHS Conviction Date: 12/05/2001 Projected Release Date: 03/21/2015 Primary Crime: MURDER SECOND DEGREE (PRINCIPAL) Primary Crime Type: FELON Special Characteristics: REGULAR Current Status: N/A Admission Date: 12/13/2001 Admitting Location: CENTRAL PRISON Control Status: REGULAR POPULATION Next Control Review: UNKNOWN Custody Classification: MINIMUM 3 Next Custody Review: UNKNOWN Current Location: BUNCOMBE COUNTY Previous Location: CRAGGY CC Last Movement : TERMINATED PAROLE Last Movement Date: 12/16/2015                                                                                                                                                                           Escapes?: N

Offender Sentence History

Most Recent Period of Incarceration Record Sentence Number: BB-001 Commitment Type: INMATE Conviction Date: 12/05/2001 County Of Conviction: BUNCOMBE Service Status: EXPIRED Sentence Begin Date: 12/05/2001 Actual Release Date: 03/21/2015 Punishment Type: POST RELEASE Projected Release Date: 03/21/2015 Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Sentence Type 3: POST RELEASE SENTENCE Minimum Term: 14 YEARS 1 MONTH Maximum Term: 17 YEARS 8 MONTHS Parole Begin Date: 03/21/2015 Parole End Date: 12/16/2015 Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code INITIAL 01052491 MURDER SECOND DEGREE (PRINCIPAL) 02/14/2001 FELON CLASS B2 SS Previous Period of Incarceration Record Sentence Number: BA-001 Commitment Type: INMATE Conviction Date: 08/31/1998 County Of Conviction: BUNCOMBE Service Status: EXPIRED Sentence Begin Date: 08/31/1998 Actual Release Date: 05/27/2000 Punishment Type: ACTIVE SS Projected Release Date: 05/27/2000 Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Minimum Term: 1 YEAR 9 MONTHS Maximum Term: 2 YEARS 2 MONTHS Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code INITIAL 98052793 HABITUAL IMPAIRED DRIVING (PRINCIPAL) 02/15/1998 FELON CLASS G CONSOLIDATED FOR JUDGMENT 98052793 DRIV LICENSE REVOKED (PRINCIPAL) 02/15/1998 MISD. CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR SS Most Recent Period of Supervision Record Sentence Number: 05-001 Commitment Type: PROBATION/PAROLE Conviction Date: 10/03/1995 County Of Conviction: HENDERSON Punishment Type: INTERMEDIATE SS Sentence Type 1: PROBATION Sentence Type 2: SUSPENDED SENTENCE Sentence Type 3: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Sentence Type 4: SPECIAL PROBATION (SPLIT) Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code CONCURRENT TO SENTENCE NUMBER 04-001 95001181 HABITUAL IMPAIRED DRIVING (PRINCIPAL) 08/12/1995 FELON CLASS G Sentence Number: 04-001 Commitment Type: PROBATION/PAROLE Conviction Date: 06/28/1994 County Of Conviction: MCDOWELL Punishment Type: DWI Sentence Type 1: PROBATION Sentence Type 2: SUSPENDED SENTENCE Sentence Type 3: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code CONCURRENT TO SENTENCE NUMBER 03-001 93003216 DWI DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (PRINCIPAL) 10/05/1993 MISD. NON CLASS CODE Sentence Number: 03-001 Commitment Type: PROBATION/PAROLE Conviction Date: 10/19/1993 County Of Conviction: BUNCOMBE Punishment Type: DWI Sentence Type 1: PROBATION Sentence Type 2: DWI CONVICTION Sentence Type 3: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code CONCURRENT TO SENTENCE NUMBER 02-001 93057812 DWI DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (PRINCIPAL) 06/12/1993 MISD. NON CLASS CODE Sentence Number: 02-001 Commitment Type: PROBATION/PAROLE Conviction Date: 03/23/1993 County Of Conviction: BUNCOMBE Punishment Type: DWI Sentence Type 1: PROBATION Sentence Type 2: SUSPENDED SENTENCE Sentence Type 3: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code INITIAL 92069177 DWI DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (PRINCIPAL) 12/31/1992 MISD. NON CLASS CODE CONSOLIDATED FOR JUDGMENT 92069177 DRIV LICENSE REVOKED (PRINCIPAL) 12/31/1992 MISD. Previous Period of Supervision Record Sentence Number: 01-001 Commitment Type: PROBATION/PAROLE Conviction Date: 03/09/1988 County Of Conviction: MADISON Punishment Type: PRE-SS (FAIR) DCC Sentence Type 1: PROBATION Sentence Type 2: SUSPENDED SENTENCE Sentence Type 3: COUNTY JAIL Commitment Docket# Offense (Qualifier) Offense Date Type Sentencing Penalty Class Code INITIAL 88000139 LARCENY (OVER $200) (PRINCIPAL) 01/22/1988 MISD. MISD.(PRE-STRUCTURE)