Baltimore City approves $14 million settlement for man wrongly imprisoned

Baltimore City approves $14 million settlement for man wrongly imprisoned

Baltimore City approved a $14 million settlement for a man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gary Washington was 25 years old in 1987 when he was convicted of first-degree murder and the use of a handgun in the killing of Faheem Ali. Washington was identified as the shooter by a 12-year-old witness who later recanted his testimony. Washington, who is now 64, was released in 2018 after his convictions were vacated. He …

Baltimore approves $14M settlement for man wrongfully convicted in 1986 killing

Baltimore’s spending board on Wednesday signed off on a $14 million settlement for a man who was wrongfully convicted and spent decades in prison in the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in 1986.