Max Wade’s Parole Revoked | San Jose News

0:00Max Wade, who's been locked up since he was a teenager for some wild crimes in the Bay area, was looking at freedom. We're talking about stuff like a drive-by shooting, stealing Guy Fieri's Lamborghini and pulling a gun on cops. He even had plans to sell that whip overseas and pull off a helicopter heist at a jewelry store. He was just 17 when they nabbed him, but they tried him as an adult. Now here's where it gets interesting. Back in July of last year, a parole board actually said he could get out. That recommendation went through a whole review process, and by November, the full board confirmed it, setting his earliest release date for December, 2028. It looked like he was on his way, but then, in May of this year, a prison guard supposedly found Wade with a cell phone that immediately triggered a hearing to see if they should take back his parole. The hearing got pushed back a few times before it finally happened this past Tuesday. Wade himself argued he'd been working on himself, even finishing a gun violence program.

1:01The main issue was that cell phone. A guard testified he found it on Wade, claiming he saw him trying to hide it earlier. Wade, though, pushed back, saying the guard planted it. A lieutenant later backed up the guard, saying Wade admitted to having the phone. His lawyer didn't deny he had it, but questioned why no one cared how it got there. Despite Wade's claims of self-improvement and earning college degrees, the prosecutors argued he was already slipping back into old ways. After hearing everything, the parole board decided to revoke his parole. He's still eligible for another hearing, though, which is looking like it might happen in January. That rap San Jose News today brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story.