Brooklyn Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 24 Years, Sues City for $162 million

Albert Samaha

For 24 years, Jonathan Fleming was in prison for a Brooklyn murder. All those years he claimed that he was innocent and that he was in Florida on the day of the crime.
And all those years, the evidence proving his innocence lay untouched in his case file.

Last year, investigators from Brooklyn District Attorney's Office finally discovered the documents: a receipt showing that Fleming had paid a Orlando hotel room phone bill hours before the murder took place; a police report stating that several hotel employees remembered Fleming being there; and a 90th Precinct command log showing that the key witness who testified against Fleming had been arrested prior to the trial, which backed Fleming's claim that the witness had identified him as a deal to escape criminal charges.

In April, Brooklyn D.A. Ken Thompson dismissed the charges against Fleming and he was freed. Now, Fleming is suing the city for $162 million.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/06/jonathan_fleming_suing_city_162_million_wrongful_imprisonment.php