ICYMI Man, falsely accused of murder, freed after 18 years in prison
Sheldon Thomas has spent half his life locked up for the 2004 murder of a 14-year-old boy in East Flatbush, but Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez moved to vacate his conviction on March 9, and ultimately allowed Thomas to leave on his own will — regaining the freedom he lost nearly two decades ago.
However, following an investigation by the DA’s Conviction Review Unit, the evidence surrounding Thomas’ conviction was found to be faulty. When attempting to show photos of potential suspects to the witness, the detectives sought to unseal documents to a prior — and unreleased — arrest involving Thomas.
It wasn’t until a pretrial hearing in June 2006 that the identification of the other Shelton Thomas was brought to light. The judge ruled there was probable cause to arrest Thomas based on “verified information from an unknown caller” and because he resembled the other Thomas in the photo array.
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