Bradley French paroled for La Salle County bow-and-arrow murder

IDOC updates its website to show French was released

Bradley French is already on parole. French, seen here at his Oct. 19, 2023, sentencing for the 2015 bow-and-arrow murder, was admitted Monday into the Illinois Department of Corrections and released the same day to begin his mandatory supervised release. French was sentenced to 15 years for killing Joshua Scaman but French's multiple credits made it a time-served disposition. (Scott Anderson)

October 25, 2023 at 5:53 am CDT

Bradley French, sentenced Thursday to 15 years for second-degree murder, is on parole.

The Illinois Department of Corrections has updated its website to show French was admitted Monday and then released the same day to begin serving one year of mandatory supervised release.

French was convicted twice of killing Joshua Scaman, of Ottawa, with a razor-tipped hunting arrow in 2015 outside Illinois Valley Community College.

An appeals court reversed his conviction for first-degree murder and 30-year sentence. Earlier this year, a second jury convicted him of second degree murder. The 15-year sentence resulted in a time-served disposition because of his credits and eligibility for day-for-day good time.

French will be off parole Oct. 23, 2024.