‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison ...Middle East

NEW YORK (AP) — After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now say he didn’t commit. A Manhattan judge on Monday vacated the 48-year-old’s wrongful conviction in the killing of retired New York City police officer Albert Ward during a robbery in 1998, District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office announced. The order came after Bragg’s office joined in Velazquez’s request to vacate the conviction. “This isn’t a celebration. This is an indictment of the system,” Velazquez said outside the courthouse, according to media reports. He wore a cap wit

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