Staff report WARREN — Gary Betz, who was convicted of murder in 1977, was granted parole for a fourth time after the full Ohio Parole Board voted 5-3 Friday to release him. According to parole board chairwoman Lisa Hoying, Betz was found to be eligible for parole “because of his moderate risk score and his good behavioral record while in prison.” Betz will be released from prison March 16. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins, who tried Betz in 1977 and appeared in person for a third time to oppose Betz’s parole, argued that Betz has demonstrated during previous ...