Baltimore agreed on Wednesday to pay $14 million to a man who was wrongfully convicted of a 1986 murder.
Gary Washington spent more than 30 years in prison and always maintained his innocence. He alleged that police threatened a child witness whose testimony led to his conviction.
Flawed case
The witness statement signed by 12-year-old Otis Robinson in January 1987 named Gary Washington as a killer.
It was the key evidence in the case against Washington, who spent more than three decades behind bars after a jury convicted him.
The tragedy began in the 2300 block of Barclay Street in East Baltimore two days after Christmas in 1986.
The victim, Faheem “Bobo” Ali, was walking down the street, according to court records, when he encountered two men. They began arguing. One of them shot and killed Ali…