Larry Demery is set to be released from a North Carolina prison in August 2023.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of two men convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father in 1993 will be released from prison in three years, state officials said Tuesday.

The N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission announced in a three-paragraph statement that it has granted parole to Larry Demery, who is to be released in August 2023, news outlets reported.

The 2023 release date arises from a portion of Demery’s parole agreement stipulating he will take part in a program which provides scholastic and vocational help to prepare him for life after he is released from prison, said Greg Thomas, spokesman for the N.C. Department of Public Safety.

A spokeswoman for Jordan declined comment on Tuesday.

During their trial, prosecutors used testimony from Demery to identify Daniel Green as the triggerman in the deadly robbery of James