Mike Huckabee’s connection to the suspect in the slaying of four police officers in the state of Washington — Huckabee commuted the prison sentence of shooting suspect Maurice Clemmons in 2000 — is prompting comparisons to two infamous offenders from the past: Willie Horton and Wayne DuMond.

Yael Abouhalkah of the Kansas City Star asks, could this be Huckabee’s ‘Willie Horton moment’?

Meanwhile, CBS News recalls the role Huckabee played in the parole of Wayne DuMond, who later was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and murder.

Tags: Maurice Clemmons, Mike Huckabee, Wayne DuMond, Willie Horton

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