A woman who spent years in prison after a manslaughter conviction has won a city council seat in Bangor, Maine. “Angela Walker and her brother, Benjamin Humphrey, both pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Canadian tourist in Old Orchard Beach in 2002,” WGME stated. Walker also pleaded guilty to perjury and received a 10-year prison sentence. More than two decades later, Walker secured victory to serve on the Bangor City Council. Bangor voters have elected Angela Walker, who was convicted of manslaughter nearly a quarter century ago, as a new city councilor. Walker claims her imprisonment will help her be a voice on the council for the city’s most “vulnerable” residents amid intersecting homelessness and… pic.twitter.com/YMWMN3udnC — The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) November 5, 2025 WGME shared more: The BDN reports Walker, known by her maiden name Angela Humphrey at the time, and her brother were convicted in 2003 for the death of Derek Rogers. A fight broke out after Rogers allegedly called Walker a derogatory term for Native American women, and he was later found severely beaten and suffocated with sand, according to the BDN. “That’s my past. I don’t live there anymore and I’m a different person,” Walker told the BDN about that time. There are no rules in Bangor’s code barring a resident from running for office based on criminal record, according to the BDN. Walker was one of nine candidates on the ballot. Another candidate, Richard Ward, had generated controversy for his documented history of neo-Nazi rhetoric, according the BDN. Meet Angela Walker. She was just elected to Bangor, Maine City Council She was previously convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years for kiIIing a tourist, allegedly because he called her a “racist” name. He was found severely beaten and suffocated with sand stuffed… pic.twitter.com/5kQXvUL4RW — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2025 Walker is not affiliated with any political party. She was elected to one of the three seats on the city council. The Maine Wire provided further info: Walker joins Susan Faloon and Daniel Carson, among the three councilors-elect to emerge from the nine-way race in Tuesday’s election. Walker received the fewest votes – 2,231 – of the three. Faloon, a life coach, led the pack with 3,951 votes, and Carson, a labor and community organizer, earned 2,512. Walker is the “peer services coordinator” for the Bangor Area Recovery Network. She’s reportedly in recovery herself from addiction. Walker was imprisoned after being convicted of manslaughter in 2003 among her experiences she’s said would help her be a voice on the council for the city’s most “vulnerable” residents amid intersecting homelessness and addiction crises.