On August 26, 2006, Austin cyclist Arjun Khanna was struck and killed by driver Jeremy Ron Wigley. Police found Wigley to be intoxicated, and since he was on parole for earlier convictions, he was jailed and later convicted of Intoxication Manslaughter. This conviction carries a ten year term in addition to Wigley’s previous convictions.
Wigley has recently applied for parole on these convictions, and the family of Arjun Khanna would like your help in writing the parole board and requesting that his parole be denied. All letters are confidential.
History: Jeremy Ron Wigley TDCJ-ID #01424454 Repeat Offender
On August 26, 2006 Cyclist Arjun Khanna, 43, who was wearing a helmet, was hit by a truck driven by Jeremy Ron Wigley, 27, of Belton, and killed. Jeremy Wigley is charged with intoxication manslaughter. Wigley has a criminal record including convictions on charges that include reckless driving, marijuana possession, delivery of a controlled substance, burglary of a habitation and evading arrest. Wigley was on parole at the time of the crash.
The offender, Jeremy Roy Wigley, is currently serving 10 years for Possession with intent to deliver Controlled Substance (Meth), and 10 years for Burglary of a Habitation, in addition to 10 years for the Intoxication Manslaughter.
The offender was on parole September, 22, 2003, for the Possession charge and Burglary, when the Intoxication Manslaughter offense happened. The offender is getting time served on the Intoxicated Manslaughter charge since August, 26, 2006.
Despite being currently incarcerated for three recent serious crimes, and a history of convictions on other serious crimes. Wigley is serving all sentences concurrently, and has a projected release date of December 12, 2010. This is less than five years after he killed Mr. Khanna.
SAMPLE LETTER
(Date)
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
c/o Ms Angela McCown, Director
TDCJ-Victim Services
P.O. Box 13401
Austin, TX 78711Re: Jeremy Ron Wigley, TDCJ-ID: 01424454
Dear Board Members:
I am writing to ask that you DO NOT grant parole to Jeremy Ron Wigley.
On August 26, 2006, cyclist Arjun Khanna was hit by a truck driven by Wigley and killed. Jeremy Wigley was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Wigley has an extensive criminal record including convictions on charges that include reckless driving, marijuana possession, delivery of a controlled substance, burglary of a habitation and evading arrest. Wigley was on parole at the time he hit and killed Arjun.
Wigley is currently serving 10 years for Possession with intent to deliver Controlled Substance (Meth), and 10 years for Burglary of a Habitation, in addition to 10 years for the Intoxication Manslaughter. Wigley was on parole when he killed Arjun.
Wigley is a repeat offender with a history of serious crimes and has proven to be a danger and threat to society. This should preclude any consideration for him being paroled.
Please DO NOT grant parole to Jeremy Ron Wigley.Thank you for your consideration,
Sincerely,
(Your Name)
on Jul 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
@lancearmstrong Might be worth a tweet to try to keep this guy off the streets http://bit.ly/hv0ao
on Sep 29th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
To All,
Jeremy was not serving 10 years for Possession with intent to deliver Controlled Substance (Meth), and 10 years for Burglary of a Habitation. He got 10 years total for both of the above charges.
I more then some of you know wht it is like to lose a child after all I lost 2 children in a car accident and the state of Texas was at fault but they got by with murder.
Jeremy was in prison at the time. Lance and Adam were on their way to visit him when they were killed and he has blamed himself for their death.
I am not one of those parents that says my child does no wrong or has no problems after all I was the one that turned him in for the burglary.
I have watched him over the last 3 years and he has changed alot. Unless you are God ( and ou are not) you do not know if he is a danger and threat to society.
When you write things like this remember he has a family also who are hurting and missing him. I do believe he needed to pay for what he did but I also know he was NOT intoxicated. There was a witness that said a box flew out of the back of a truck in front of him and he swerved to miss it and hit the cyclist. I also know that he was terrified and took a methadone pill and this is what he was charged on.
Please be considerate of all families involved.
on Aug 17th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Patti, I have to say that I am simply appalled that you are so shameless and would even dare to defend your son.
I’m sure you don’t need to be reminded that there is a little girl in our community whose father was killed. At least Jeremy is alive and not DEAD.
on Nov 18th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Brie,
You can be appalled all you want it does not matter to me. I am sorry for the family if that is any of your business.
You obviously don’t know a thing about loving a child. I have total and complete unconditional love for my child. Now obviously you know nothing about unconditional love and that is sad.
I understand there is a little girl with out her father. I also know how it is to lose a child.
Your judgement against me is not important the only judge that I have is God.
on Dec 8th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Patti, I never questioned your love for your son, and believe me, I am a mother myself. I am questioning and, yes, even judging you by the fact that you are posting an impassioned plea in defence of a KILLER and DRUG ADDICT who happens to be your son. Shame, shame, shame on your son and on you!
on Dec 8th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
By the way, Patti, your son is in prison, where he should be, and he is paying for his mistakes. I’m sure he regrets it and is working hard to correct his life. Why don’t you let it rest and do something good in the world instead of worrying what others think about you, and how others judge you?
on Dec 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Brie, you are speaking about things that you obviously, have no clue about. The media has made a circus out of this and have distorted the facts and that is what Patti is trying to tell you. I have the utmost compassion for the family of the biker but, I also have compassion for Jeremy and his family. You, just like many others do not know all of the facts and are too narrow minded to even want to find out. It’s sad that some people believe everything that they are told. If all of the facts were released this story would not be selling as many copies. The fact is that many bikers have been hit and some killed by motorists (some due to there fault and some due to the fault of the motorists) and Jeremy, his wife and his son are paying for all of them. If a box flew out of a truck in front of me and was heading for my windshield, I would definitely swerve to miss it (it is natural reflex). He was not driving while intoxicated but, he did however take a pain pill for the pins that have fallen out of his hips after the accident happened. People can change and Jeremy was one of those that had turned his life around. Yes, he had previous charges but, had got married, had a son and turned his life around. People can and do change and turn there lives around everyday but, people like you refuse to see it because, you need someon to blame.
on Dec 27th, 2010 at 12:43 am
If that pain pill (just one? I’m skeptical, but whatever) impaired his ability to drive to a significant degree, then he was intoxicated. The term does not restrict itself to alcohol use. And it was his second conviction for DWI?
As for the alleged flying box … in general, those not driving while impaired are better equipped to handle such emergencies properly than those who are.
I don’t know anything about the case beyond what’s online, and I won’t be sending in any letters (and think it’s tacky to request that strangers do so on either side) — but let’s call it what it is — he was driving while intoxicated (and not the first time he was caught doing so) and somebody died. I’m glad he turned his life around, but either way, I don’t think Arjun is going to get the chance to turn his life around.
on Jan 11th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Amen, Doug!!
on Apr 29th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
I don’t think anyone has the right to question what people are willing to do for their children. It might not be right but sometimes unconditional love blurs the line between right and wrong. I don’t think anything should be considered tacky when it involves the loss of a child. Both the victim and the offender in this case are someone’s child. Lets all try to be compassionate and understanding. Nothing we do after the fact will bring back someone we have lost. There are so many factors to consider, what it comes down to in this case is someone was killed. When you do something wrong, you have to suffer the consequences laid out by society. Though people often change sometimes it is too little too late. I just hope all the families involved find peace.I cant ask that they find forgiveness because I don’t know that forgiveness is always possible. Lets also seek help for our loved ones who may struggle with chemical dependency.