(CBS DETROIT) — A 47-year-old Detroit man was released from prison last week after spending over 22 years behind bars because he was wrongfully convicted.
In 2001, LaVone Hill was convicted of fatally shooting two people following a dice game, and just a few months later he was sentenced to life in prison.
“It was some of the most horrible thing that I could have ever experienced,” Hill said, “so like I’ve seen stuff that I could never not take back from seeing. So that experience, I wouldn’t wish that on anybody, honestly.”
Hill was exonerated last week after it was found that a false witness statement sent him to prison for that double murder.
“It’s overwhelming. I’m feeling great. I’m feeling excellent, you know, but I’m kind of feeling overwhelmed because I’m being pulled in a million different directions. I got a lot of family that wants to see me [and] friends,” Hill said.