Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez formally exonerated after spending ... - CBS News
WEB5 days ago — Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez exonerated after spending nearly 24 years in prison 02:41. NEW YORK - A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is officially a free ...
Jon-Adrian Velazquez, New York’s ‘One-Man Innocence Project,’ …
WEB5 days ago — Jon-Adrian Velazquez is the subject of a new book, a podcast and a coming documentary series. He has spoken at dozens of justice events and was invited to the White House in 2022 to meet President ...
'Sing-Sing' star exonerated of murder | AP News - Associated Press News
WEB5 days ago — Velazquez appeared as himself in “Sing Sing,” a film starring other former inmates and actor Colman Domingo as an incarcerated man who helps lead a theater program at the nearly two century old maximum-security prison 30 miles (48 kilometers) upriver from New York City.. Velazquez had been sentenced to 25 years to life at Sing Sing before then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted him early release in ...
JJ Velazquez exonerated in killing of retired NYPD cop after 25 years
WEB5 days ago — (John Roca / New York Daily News) Velazquez, then 22, was quickly arrested along with an alleged accomplice, 34-year-old Derry Daniels. In 1999 Velazquez was found guilty of murder and sentenced ...
After 25 years, judge tosses murder conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez …
WEB5 days ago — Velazquez, who became an advocate for other inmates who he believes are innocent, said he was grateful for years of support from family, friends, prominent attorneys and celebrities, including ...
‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated of Wrongful ... - Variety
WEB5 days ago — Nearly a decade later, on Aug. 17, 2021, Velazquez was granted executive clemency by then New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. On Sept. 9, 2021, Velazquez was released from the Sing Sing prison after ...
'Sing Sing' Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated After 23 Years in Prison
WEB6 days ago — Velazquez, now 48, was convicted by trial in 1999 of shooting and killing a retired police officer, Albert Ward, amidst the robbery of a gambling parlor in Harlem.
JJ Velazquez Exonerated After Decades Of Imprisonment - Forbes
WEB5 days ago — Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who starred in the movie "Sing Sing," fought for decades to be freed after his wrongful conviction in the 1998 murder of a retired police officer.
Wrongful conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez in retired ... - ABC News
WEB5 days ago — The then-22-year-old Velazquez was arrested, along with Derry Daniels, and convicted for Ward's murder at trial in 1999. He served more than 23 years in prison until his sentence was commuted in 2021.
'Sing Sing Chronicles' Documentary to Tell JJ Velazquez Story
WEB5 days ago — MSNBC has announced a new docuseries titled “The Sing Sing Chronicles,” a four-episode investigative piece that will tell the story of Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, an actor from A24’s ...