Man convicted in murder of Michael Jordan's father up for parole

One of the two men involved in the 1993 murder of Michael Jordan's father, James Jordan, is up for parole.

Larry Demery, 44, is being considered for parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, WECT News reports. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 after pleading guilty to first-degree murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Jordan was shot and killed on July 23, 1993, at the age of 56 while sleeping in his car along a highway near Lumberton, North Carolina. His body was found 11 days later in a swamp in McColl, South Carolina.

"I think about him every day. I'm pretty sure I always will. Every day of my life," Michael said of his father in 1996, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Demery was arrested for the murder along with his friend Daniel Andre Green, who was also sentenced to life in prison. Both men have accused the other of pulling the trigger.

Under the current sentencing law in North Carolina, crimes committed on or after Oct. 1, 1994, are not eligible for parole. Since Demery was sentenced under previous guidelines, he can be considered for parole.