WARREN A man convicted of murder in the 1970s is set for a fourth attempt at parole.

Pompie Wade Jr., 72, will have a hearing in front of the Ohio Parole Board in August.

Wade was convicted on counts of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and manslaughter in April 1976 for the slaying of a store clerk in Warren.

Court records indicate that Wade was robbing the Austin Beverage Store in Warren on December 29, 1975, when he shot two employees. One of the victims, 51-year-old Dominic Chiarella was killed while Frederick C. Piersol was seriously hurt but recovered.

Wade was stopped later that evening and arrested. At the time, Wade was on parole after killing William A. Jackson in a Warren bar in 1972.

A Trumbull County grand jury indicted him, leading to his conviction on all counts.

Wade was sentenced to death but avoided execution when Ohio's death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in 1978. He was sentenced to 20-years-to-life after the death penalty ruling.

Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins has been against Wade's parole, penning letters against his release over the last 30 years.

Warren Mayor Doug Franklin and Councilman Michael O'Brien have both come out against Wade's parole as well.