A Murray man is among the 61 prisoners who had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama Wednesday. Michael Yandal of Murray was convicted in 2007 on possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana and the possession of a firearm.
Six people from Tennessee and Kentucky had their sentences commuted. All six were drug dealers who were sentenced to serve anywhere from 16 years to life in prison.
Robert Anthony Anderson of Louisville was serving a life sentence for his involvement in a cocaine distribution ring.
Nathan Carter of Memphis was also serving a life sentence in prison. He was convicted on two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. One count involved 121 grams of the cocaine, and the other amount was 65.8 grams of the drug.
The others include Lamont Durville Glass of Knoxville, Robin Evette Shoulders of Louisville and Eric Smith of Memphis.
