A Florida man previously convicted of murder in Massachusetts is now running for Palm Bay City Council, hoping to bring positive change to the coastal town.
Michael Bruyette, 59, beat a man to death in June 1985 and spent 30 years in prison before being released on parole with special conditions in 2016, according to state records.
“My case never went to trial. I stood up and said, yes, I did it,” Bruyette told Fox News Digital about her crimes, adding that prosecutors “found it to be more than what was true.”
According to state records, Ms. Bruyette’s friend Lisa Grimshaw “solicited” Ms. Bruyette and two other friends to kill her abusive ex-husband so that he could take out a $300,000 life insurance policy. “If you cooperate with the murder, I will share it with you,” he said. . ” Mr. Bruyette was 19 years old at the time.
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Michael Bruyette is running for Palm Bay City Council. (Michael Bruyette)
He and two others hit the man with bats, but Mr. Bruyette claimed he did not intend to kill him. Criminal defense attorney Nancy Gartner described Grimshaw’s revenge plan as “battered woman syndrome.” Interview in 2012.
“I didn’t mean to kill this person.”
“This is all about me intervening with a man who repeatedly raped my ex-wife, broke into her house, and beat her.…One night… [the abuse] Mr. Bruyette described the night he spent 30 years in prison. “He didn’t mean to kill this person.”
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Local residents can vote for city council members in the general election on November 5th. (Google Maps)
The City Council candidate has worked in the city’s public works department and said he’s not afraid of scrutiny of his past now that he’s running for government office. He described himself as an “open-minded” person, “hard-working, responsible and honest.”
Bruyette argues that the cost of child care and after-school sports is too expensive for parents, and has made part of his campaign to provide more resources to the Palm Bay Police Department and establish a Boys and Girls Club in the city. There is. As a parent himself, he is concerned about the “at-risk youth” in the area who have few free and safe recreational options. He’s also pushing for “insurance reform” and more affordable housing options.
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Michael Bruyette is part of a movement to provide more resources to the Palm Bay Police Department and create a Boys and Girls Club in the city, arguing that child care and after-school sports costs are too expensive for parents. I have to. (Michael Bruyette)
“It’s a shame that this city is going to hell,” Bruyette said. “No one wants to do anything.”
“[T]His city will turn into hell. ”
So far, Bruyette says local residents have been open to his candidacy despite his criminal history.
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“I think people will be more receptive to the fact that I’m transparent,” he said. “What happens to the non-transparent things that are on that board right now?…Because I can say a lot of things.”
Bruyette’s parole officer has cleared him to run for City Council, and he is listed on Palm Bay’s website as an official candidate for City Council seat 3. FOX 35 Orlando first reported. The city council election will be held on November 5th, and the primary election will be held on August 20th.
