In an unbelievable situation, a man successfully avoided going to jail for 13 years because the police completely forgot to put him in prison.
Therefore, he had unofficial freedom for a decade due to the authorities' mistake.
Man avoids going to jail for 13 years as police totally forget to imprison him
Cornealious Anderson, a resident of Missouri, was convicted and sentenced in 1999 for the armed robbery of a Burger King manager during a bank deposit.
However, despite receiving a 13-year prison sentence, he was never actually taken into custody.
After posting bail and appealing his sentence, which was eventually denied, Anderson seemingly slipped through the cracks of the justice system.
While everyone involved in the case assumed he had been incarcerated, he was living a seemingly normal life.
Anderson even became a married father of four, joined a church, started his own small business, and served as a youth football coach.
He didn't make any efforts to conceal his identity and lived as an upstanding member of society.
It wasn't until 2013 that the Missouri Department of Corrections realized their serious error.
A SWAT team arrived at Anderson's home, arresting him for the overlooked prison sentence.
He recalled the moment, describing the intense knocking on his door early in the morning and the shock of seeing a small army of law enforcement officers waiting outside.
Anderson was taken into custody and spent nine months in prison.
However, his life during the previous 13 years had undergone a profound transformation, leading Judge Terry Lynn Brown to grant his release.
The judge acknowledged that Anderson had become a "changed man." This decision reflected the positive impact Anderson had made on his community and his journey of reformation.
Previously, a man had been wrongly imprisoned for over 25 years.
Clarence Moses-el, who was wrongly convicted of a crime he did not commit, has been granted a remarkable sum of $2,304,979 as compensation.
Everything started in 1987 when Moses-el was given an unbelievable 48-year prison sentence because a woman said she dreamt of him committing a violet attack.
Despite always saying he was innocent during his long time in jail, Moses-el encountered many difficulties while trying to prove his innocence.
However, years later, a shocking revelation emerged.
The Denver Police Department had mistakenly discarded crucial physical evidence, including an untested rape kit labeled "Do not destroy."
This unfortunate mishap was attributed to communication problems rather than intentional wrongdoing.
However, it was during an investigation into a different rape case that important evidence was found again, resulting in a significant development in Moses-el's situation.
During Moses-el's retrial, evidence emerged that the blood sample from the crime scene did not match his DNA. Another person confessed to the assault, further supporting his claims of innocence.
In November 2016, after enduring a grueling retrial and spending 25 painful years behind bars, Moses-el was finally acquitted of all charges.
As a result, Moses-el received a substantial amount of $2,304,979. Finally, in 2016, after three decades of fighting for justice, Moses-el's determination paid off.
