A 35-year-old, who spent more than 18 years behind bars, is freed after an investigation into his case revealed his arrest was based on an incorrect witness identification, prosecutors say.
Sheldon Thomas, right, was arrested for a murder in 2004, after police showed a photo of a different Sheldon Thomas, left, to a witness to identify.March 9, 2023, 9:44 PM UTCA man who spent more than 18 years behind bars was freed Thursday after prosecutors vacated his murder conviction because of incorrect witness identification and shoddy work by authorities, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.
Thomas, who was 17 when he was arrested, said he thought many times in his cell how he would respond if he were ever freed. They indicated there was poor police work because a case detective asked to unseal the defendant’s prior arrest so he could use his picture in a photo array. The prior case involved the defendant pointing an inoperable gun at officers and resisting arrest, prosecutors said.
Detective Robert Reedy, prosecutors said, initially identified the defendant as the Thomas in the photo array and testified he had never seen him before the arrest. But on cross-examination, Reedy admitted that he falsely testified, and the defendant was not in the array. Reedy, who retired in 2007, said because of that error, he testified believing the witness selected the correct Thomas. On Thursday, he said the men with the same name look alike.
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