Prosecutors Secure Parole Denials for South County Crimes

At virtual hearings on October 25, 2022, TCDA prosecutors secured two denials of parole for crimes committed in the south county.

Clint Livermore, age 43, received a 3-year denial of parole for the 2001 murder of a young woman. Also in attendance at the hearing were victim advocates and the victim’s family. Livermore is currently serving his sentence at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran.

At approximately 7:55 pm on December 23, 2001, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a crash at Avenue 208 and Road 232 near Strathmore. Through investigation, law enforcement determined that Livermore, under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine, was driving at high speeds with his vehicle headlights off as part of a game called “blackout.” When Livermore ran a stop sign at a speed of nearly 60 mph, he struck 19-year-old Katie Owens in her vehicle, killing her.

In 2002, a jury found Livermore guilty of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced to 15 years-to-life in prison. While in prison, Livermore has been disciplined for continued use of drugs and alcohol. This was his third denial of parole.

Prosecutors also secured a 5-year denial of parole for Porterville man Lonny Springer, age 63, for a series of violent sexual assaults committed from 1995 to 1999 against a single female victim. He was sentenced to 86 years-to-life in prison in 2000, and is currently incarcerated at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla. This was his first parole hearing under California’s elder parole statute.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare Assistant District Attorney Dave Alavezos (559) 636-5494