Convicted of murder,Timothy Johnson spent decades in prison before being found not guilty on all charges in 2006 and finally filing civil rights caseA Georgia man says he was frightened into pleading guilty to a murder he didn’t commit after police dangled him off a bridge three decades ago, brought charges against his parents and threatened him with the death penalty.
Timothy R Johnson was 22 in September 1984 when police arrested him and charged him in the killing of a Warner Robins convenience store receptionist shot during a robbery. He pleaded guilty in December of that year – even though he says he didn’t commit the crime. He was sentenced to life in prison.
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Source: theguardian.com