Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez formally exonerated after spending more than 20 years behind bars
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is officially a free man. Jon-Adrian ...
Wrongful conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez in retired officer's killing vacated after over 20 years
According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg's office, two individuals committed a robbery of a gambling parlor on ...
Actor JJ Velazquez Formally Cleared After Serving 23 Years For Murder
Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who starred in the movie "Sing Sing," fought for decades to be freed after his wrongful conviction in ...
NYC man who spent 27 years behind bars for ex-cop’s slay is exonerated thanks to DNA: ‘Lucky to be free’
A 48-year-old Manhattan man who spent more than half his life behind bars for the shooting death of a retired NYPD detective was freed Monday after he was cleared by new DNA evidence.
Sing Sing actor JJ Velazquez exonerated after serving 23 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...