A convicted felon recently released from prison after serving 19 years for a 1986 killing said he is considering attending Iowa State.

Loren Huss, 42, was released from jail last Wednesday after a Polk County jury determined he is not a sexual predator in a civil trial.

Huss completed more than 50 college credits while in prison and at last week’s proceeding said he plans to get a degree, possibly from Iowa State.

Mark Smith, Huss’ public defender, said Huss has talked about attending Iowa State.

“I know he’s considering it,” he said.

Huss could not be reached for comment.

Huss was convicted of first degree murder in 1987 for the murder of his girlfriend, Marilyn Sheets. After an appellate court granted him a new trial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2001. In 2003, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Huss was no longer dangerous because he had not shown signs of mental illness in years. Although no longer legally able to be held because of insanity, Huss remained imprisoned indefinitely in a program for dangerous sexual predators.

Last week, the jury decided Huss is not a sexual predator after Huss’ lawyers contended that Sheets’ killing was caused by delusions from bipolar disorder and was not sexually motivated. At the civil proceeding Huss said he thought Sheets was possessed by the devil.

Michael Spodak, a psychiatrist who has evaluated Huss in the past, said he testified for the state last week that Huss has Antisocial Personality Disorder.

“Basically, it’s someone who goes by their own rules and doesn’t have regard for other people’s feelings,” he said.

Spodak said he believes Huss has a life-long disorder.

“I hope that he proves me wrong, but he’s at risk to re-offend,” he said.

In last week’s proceedings, Michael Taylor, a psychiatrist, testified for both sides saying there was no way to know if Huss’ personality problems, which he said were caused by Bipolar Disorder, could resurface.

Eric Tabor, chief of staff for the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, said prosecutors cannot appeal the decision.

“It’s my understanding that this kind of ends our involvement,” he said.

Doug Hammerand, an assistant attorney general, said Huss will not be supervised.

“He has a plan that he set up with his family and support group and it’s all voluntary, he’s not on parole or probation,” he said.

Huss was involved in two previous crimes. In 1980, he robbed and beat a woman in Des Moines, and in 1981 he was involved in a gang rape of a woman near Saylorville Lake. Huss acknowledged a sexual motivation for both crimes in last week’s proceedings.

Hammerand said because the crimes occurred before the creation of the sex offender registry and because Huss had been released from prison after those incidents and before the 1986 slaying, he would not have to register.

— The Associated Press contributed to this article.