US EditionJamil Al-Amin, convicted deputy killer, dies in federal prison
Al-Amin died at age 82 while his legal team and advocates sought a new trial citing new evidence and a confession from another individual, his attorneys said.
- On Sunday, Jamil Al-Amin died in federal custody at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed.
- Al-Amin was serving a life sentence after a conviction for killing a Fulton County deputy, and his attorneys at Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Firm joined the Innocence Project to file a motion for a new trial.
- Deputy Ricky Kinchen and Deputy Aldranon English were serving an arrest warrant at Al-Amin's Atlanta West End home when gunfire broke out; Kinchen died and English survived.
- His son Kairi Al-Amin announced the death, thanking supporters, and Al-Amin's family said funeral arrangements will be announced later while attorneys noted a prolonged medical decline.
- Throughout his sentence, Jamil Al-Amin maintained his innocence while advocates including Georgia CAIR urged the Fulton County District Attorney to reopen the case after they said another person confessed.
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