Metropolis council members in Atlanta, Georgia, are contemplating a $1.5 million settlement for a person who was wrongfully arrested and jailed almost 14 months for against the law he didn’t commit.
Keith Sylvester was arrested and booked into jail in Fulton County in December 2018 on accusations he strangled and murdered his mom, Deborah Hubbard, and stepfather, Harry Hubbard, and lit their home on hearth almost six months earlier.
He had all his fees dropped and was launched from custody in March 2020 after authorities decided he didn’t commit the crime.
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Sylvester has maintained his innocence since his arrest in 2018.
“I’m harmless and had nothing to do with my mom and stepfather’s demise,” he informed Fox 5 Atlanta on the time.
The case in opposition to Sylvester was known as into query when proof was revealed implicating one other suspect, Cornelius Muckle, who has since been recognized because the precise assailant, in response to Fox 5 Atlanta.
Muckle’s cellphone was traced to the crime scene, and detectives realized he took objects from the Hubbard house two days after the murders. He was booked into jail later in 2020.
Sylvester, recalling his wrongful arrest, mentioned his mugshot “ought to have by no means been taken.”
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Within the days after the murders, Sylvester tried to assist legislation enforcement find the actual suspect, posting arson indicators in his neighborhood in an effort to carry the killer accountable for the crime, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
The choice by Atlanta’s Public Security Committee to achieve a settlement in Sylvester’s case now heads to the complete Atlanta Metropolis Council for ultimate approval.
