Left: Michael Behenna is hugged Friday by his father, Scott Behenna, as his grandmother, Betty Zemp, looks on after his release from prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Photos by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman SARAH PHIPPS –

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Nervous energy coursed through the Behenna family Friday morning as they waited in a parking lot just outside the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. The ominous walls of the historic military prison loomed behind them as they scanned a nearby street for a white van.

“He’s supposed to come from that way,” Vicki Behenna said pointing east toward the main prison entrance. “But who knows with this place. He could come from anywhere.”

Just then, a white van approached on a side road from the opposite direction, turned into the lot and crawled to a stop in front of the small group of supporters.

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