Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was "not inclined" to release a Fort Myers man who has served half his 60-year sentence for selling less than an ounce of cocaine. Michael Edwards, now 58, was convicted in 1994 on non-violent drug offenses after selling cocaine to an ex-girlfriend turned informant. He was sentenced to 60 years as a habitual drug offender. His current release date is 2039. The governor's decision came despite high-profile calls for Edwards' freedom and a recommendation by the Florida Commission on Offender Review that his sentence be commuted. Edwards said that his only hope of an earlier release now comes in the form of state resentencing bills filed this session.