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Dennis Cheeseman, convicted in RCMP slayings, being released

Dennis Cheeseman, one of two men convicted of manslaughter in the killing of four RCMP officers near Mayerthorpe, Alta., in 2005, is being released from prison.

Dennis Cheeseman, one of twomen convicted of manslaughter in the killing of four RCMP officers near Mayerthorpe, Alta., in 2005, is being released from prison.

Cheesemanwas sentenced to 7 years, 2 months and 15 days. He was eligible for statutory release on Nov. 19 after serving two-thirds of his sentence

Cheeseman and his brother-in-law Shawn Hennessey were convicted of giving James Roszko a gun and a ride to the farm where the officers were killed.

Colleen Myrol, the mother of slain Const. Brock Myrol, says she wants Cheeseman to tell herexactly what happened.

I want toknow how involved he was with Roszko and with Hennessey, she said. I just want him to sit back and sit with me and talk to me truthfully about everything and not with a lawyers attitude.

The RCMP hadlittle to say about Cheesemans release beyond stating that the legal process wasover.