
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, November 18, 1995                   TAG: 9511200026
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

PAROLE PROBE REVIEW TO BE PUBLIC

Virginia State Police will review an internal auditor's investigation into former Parole Board Chairman John B. Metzger III and make their findings public, Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore said Friday.

Kilgore commented a day after Metzger resigned following the investigation into allegations that he made sexist remarks and manipulated parole warrants.

Kilgore said the state internal auditor ``found that Mr. Metzger had made some inappropriate comments,'' but found no evidence of deliberate falsification of warrants or warrant dates. He did not make the report public.

``I forwarded a copy of the state internal auditor's report to the Virginia State Police for their review and any necessary follow-up investigation,'' Kilgore said in a statement.

``I have asked the Virginia State Police to prepare a written report on this matter at the conclusion of its review. At that time, I fully expect the State Police report to be released to the general public,'' Kilgore said.

Metzger said he had ``irreconcilable differences'' with others on the five-member board. He admitted telling inappropriate sexual jokes to the board, which includes three women.

Gov. George Allen appointed Bruce Morris, the director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services, as acting chairman.

by CNB