A Third Ohio Man Wrongly Accused of a 1975 Murder Is Exonerated
A 56-year-old Ohio man who spent 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit had all charges dropped against him yesterday. Kwame Ajamu, his brother Wiley Bridgeman, 60, and Ricky Jackson, 57, were convicted in 1975 of the gruesome murder and robbery of a businessman outside a corner storm in Cleveland and sent to death row - all because of the testimony of one 12-year-old boy. "I'm so happy today that this battle has come to an end," said Ajamu, formerly known as Ronnie Bridgeman, reports Reuters. Cuyahoga County Judge Pamela Barker stepped down from her bench to give Ajamu a hug,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
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