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AdvertisementJudge vacates Tommy Ward’s sentences in ‘The Innocent Man’ caseHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHEY SAY HE MAY HAVE BEEN SHOT BY SOMEONES. NEWLY FILED COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL TOMMY WARD ALSO KNOWN AS THE INNOCENT MAN IS SET TO BE RIGHT NOW HE IS ONE OF TWO MEN SERVING UH LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE MURDER OF DENICE HARAWAY IN ADA BACK IN 1984. ON FRIDAY A JUDGE VACATED WARD'S CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES, DISMISSEDED THE CUSTODY. BOTH WARD AND THE OTHEAdvertisementJudge vacates Tommy Ward’s sentences in ‘The Innocent Man’ caseNewly filed court documents reveal that a man who was one of the subjects of “The Innocent Man” is set to be released from prison.Tommy Ward was one of two men serving a life sentence for the 1984 murder of Denice Haraway in Ada. On Friday, a judge vacated Ward’s convictions and sentences, dismissed the charges and discharged him from custody. Both Ward and Karl Fontenot, who also was convicted in Haraway’s death, have maintained their innocence. Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials confirmed in December 2019 that Fontenot had been released from prison after serving 35 years for a kidnapping and murder that evidence indicated he likely didn’t commit. Fontenot's conviction came under intense scrutiny for years and was the subject of numerous books, including John Grisham’s “The Innocent Man,” which he produced into a six-part documentary.The books and documentary also feature the high-profile exoneration of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, who both were convicted in the 1982 killing of Ada waitress Debra Sue Carter. The case featured the same cast of investigators and prosecutors, along with the same jailhouse informant who testified against Ward and Fontenot.Williamson at one point came within days of being executed. Both were later freed.Newly filed court documents reveal that a man who was one of the subjects of “The Innocent Man” is set to be released from prison.Tommy Ward was one of two men serving a life sentence for the 1984 murder of Denice Haraway in Ada.AdvertisementOn Friday, a judge vacated Ward’s convictions and sentences, dismissed the charges and discharged him from custody. Both Ward and Karl Fontenot, who also was convicted in Haraway’s death, have maintained their innocence. Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials confirmed in that Fontenot had been released from prison after serving 35 years for a kidnapping and murder that evidence indicated he likely didn’t commit. Fontenot's conviction came under intense scrutiny for years and was the subject of numerous books, including John Grisham’s “The Innocent Man,” which he produced into a six-part documentary.The books and documentary also feature the high-profile exoneration of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, who both were convicted in the 1982 killing of Ada waitress Debra Sue Carter. The case featured the same cast of investigators and prosecutors, along with the same jailhouse informant who testified against Ward and Fontenot.Williamson at one point came within days of being executed. Both were later freed.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementJudge vacates Tommy Ward’s sentences in ‘The Innocent Man’ caseHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHEY SAY HE MAY HAVE BEEN SHOT BY SOMEONES. NEWLY FILED COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL TOMMY WARD ALSO KNOWN AS THE INNOCENT MAN IS SET TO BE RIGHT NOW HE IS ONE OF TWO MEN SERVING UH LIFE SENTENCE FOR THE MURDER OF DENICE HARAWAY IN ADA BACK IN 1984. ON FRIDAY A JUDGE VACATED WARD'S CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES, DISMISSEDED THE CUSTODY. BOTH WARD AND THE OTHEAdvertisementJudge vacates Tommy Ward’s sentences in ‘The Innocent Man’ caseNewly filed court documents reveal that a man who was one of the...

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