The convicted killer running for office in Florida after spending 30 years in prison

A convicted murderer is running for office in Florida despite serving more than 30 years in prison for murder.

Michael Bruyette, 59, was convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts in 1985 and was paroled in 2016 for showing good behavior.

Lisa Grimshaw allegedly paid him and two other men to kill her abusive husband on the condition that she would share his $300,000 life insurance policy with them.

Bruyette was 19 when he beat the man to death with a bat, but insists he never intended to kill him.

‘My case never came to court. I stepped up and said, yes, I did it,” he said Fox News digital and claimed that prosecutors had “made it into much more than it was.”

Grimshaw drove Bruyette and the men to a boat launch site where she lured her husband out of the car by suggesting sex, according to state records.

Bruyette then hit him repeatedly with a baseball bat and took his wallet and the men left his body there and left the scene.

“Later that evening, they cleaned the car and stayed at Ms. Grimshaw’s apartment, where Bruyette and Grimshaw slept together,” the document said.

Bruyette was arrested and found guilty of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder before receiving a life sentence.

“It’s nothing more than me intervening with a man who repeatedly raped his ex-wife, broke into her house and beat her up. … A night, [the abuse] happened, and this happened,” he said.

“I didn’t mean to kill this person.”

Due to good behavior, he was eligible for parole in August 2002, although this was initially denied.

Bruyette was subsequently granted parole in 2007 and released in 2009 when he moved in with his father and stepmother in Palm Bay.

“Bruyette has taken positive steps during his parole, including obtaining a full-time job with the City of Palm Bay in their maintenance department and reporting that he has completed an internship at the city’s wastewater treatment plant,” his parole statement said.

But he was recalled to prison in 2011 after allegedly punching a wall and telling someone, “I’m going to kill you.”

He was arrested over the incident but later acquitted. Despite this, his parole was revoked for irresponsible conduct, associating with a person with a known criminal record and breaching an alcohol abstinence condition.

He was convicted of first-degree murder in Massachusetts in 1985 and was paroled in 2016 for good behavior.

It’s unclear when he would be allowed to move back to Florida, but he is now running for Seat 3 on the Palm Bay City Council

It’s unclear when he would be allowed to move back to Florida, but he is now running for Seat 3 on the Palm Bay City Council.

“I want this chair because no one here is doing anything,” he said News 6.

“I know what this city needs: we don’t have anything for the kids here. The Compound is about 25 minutes away and there is a lot of crime.

“We need an aid station. We need more officers. We need a lot in this city.”

His probation officer allowed him to participate in the elections.

“It’s definitely an opportunity to show people that I’ve changed, but it’s not the reason why [I’m running]. I am passionate about this. “I love this city,” he added.

Bruyette insisted he has reflected on the incident that landed him in prison, saying: “I kind of regret getting involved because it cost me a big part of my life, and it took a lot judgement.

‘That’s something I can’t put down. You’ll just have to trust me; let me earn your trust.”

The primaries will take place on August 20, while the general election will take place on November 5.