Actor exonerated after 24 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
“Sing Sing” actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is finally heading home after serving nearly 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was exonerated Monday morning of his wrongful conviction at the Manhattan Supreme Court by Judge Abraham Clott, according to Variety.
JJ Velazquez exonerated: ‘Sing Sing' actor cleared of wrongful conviction in NYPD murder
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 had long maintained his innocence in the 1998 murder of retired NYPD Officer Albert Ward,
Velasquez was released from prison in 2021 and began filming for the A24 film based on the prison of the same name.
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Colman Domingo ’s Sing Sing co-star Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has been officially exonerated after serving nearly 24 years in ...
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