For 27 long years, a New York City man fought to prove his innocence after he was sent to prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez's fight for justice was helped by NBC News journalist Dan Slepian who was determined to find the truth. NBC’s Lester Holt reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.
Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez spent nearly 24 years in prison for the murder of a retired New York City police officer -- a murder he did not commit. On Monday, a judge in Manhattan exonerated Velazquez of the 1998 murder.
After spending 23 years in prison, Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez was formally exonerated of the murder of a retired NYPD detective in 1998.
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is officially a free man. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez was exonerated in court on Monday after serving a 25-years-to-life sentence at Sing-Sing prison in New York for the murder of a retired police officer. Velazquez appeared in court on Monday alongside friends and family, including members of the "Sing Sing" production -- a film he recently starred in that follows the Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA) acting program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. His co-stars Clarence Maclin and Paul Raci, along with director Greg Kewdar and producer Brent Buell were there in support, according to Variety.
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