Former Alabama gubernatorial candidate and Pelham attorney Irvin Harry Lyon was suspended from practicing law for three months and now faces two years of probation by the Alabama Supreme Court.

The punishment was handed down after Lyon was convicted of a misdemeanor criminal offense for menacing in Shelby County circuit court.

Lyon, who also ran for mayor of Pelham in 2004 against incumbent mayor Bobby Hayes, served a 90-day suspension that started on May 12 following the indictment.

Lyon became known during this primary election for proposing an agenda to &8220;eliminate all adult illegal aliens who are found to be such by an Alabama Court.&8221;

Lyon&8217;s platform, spelled out in a Shelby County Reporter voter&8217;s guide, called for the aliens to be &8220;sentenced to public execution by public hanging.&8221;

During his 2004 mayoral campaign, Lyon called for Pelham police to crack down on the number of overweight people in the area.

His proposal would see officers carrying scales in their car to weigh citizens suspected of being overweight. Those people found guilty would be fined $25, Lyons said.

In addition, the proposal called for a $25,000 automatic sales tax to be levied against all fast food restaurants in the city limits.

Lyon received 1,856 votes statewide in the June 6 election and 18 votes in Shelby County.

Efforts to reach Lyons were unsuccessful at press time