The Albany Herald reports that Richard Hayes was arrested after a shooting he was not involved with. Hayes, who was only 17 when he was arrested in 2009 in connection with the shooting assault of James Green, was taken into custody even though no one present at the incident said Hayes was involved in the shooting.
Although no one pointed to Hayes as the shooter, an arrest warrant written by investigator Charles Flowers stated that the accused “did walk in the 2200 blk (sic) of S. Madison St. with Antonio Williams while he (Williams) shot an unknown caliber handgun at James Green (Gangsta Disciple),” the Herald reports.
Hayes filed a complaint in 2013 alleging that he’d been arrested without probable cause, and claimed false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.
James Finkelstein, attorney for Richard Hayes, confirmed that his client reached a $25,000 settlement with the city. Finkelstein also told The Herald that Green was shot at but not hit.
http://breakingbrown.com/2015/01/georgia-man-wins-25000-settlement-after-cops-lie-got-him-arrested/
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