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 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem on Jan. 27, 1998. During the robbery, retired police detective Albert Ward pulled a gun and a struggle ensued with one of the armed robbers, who identified himself as “Tee.”
This is an indictment of the system.” Sing Sing actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has finally been exonerated after more than ...
MSNBC will tell the story of 'Sing Sing' actor JJ Velazquez and five other wrongfully convicted men in a docuseries titled ...
A portrait by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, depicting Queen Mariana of Austria, will make its West Coast debut in December.
Velasquez was released from prison in 2021 and began filming for the A24 film based on the prison of the same name.
In 1998, Velazquez was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison despite not matching the suspect’s description. At the time, ...
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