Guyanese Man Cleared in Brooklyn Killing Wants to Return to U.S. After Deportation

Guyanese man cleared in Brooklyn killing wants to return to U.S. after deportation

Brian Kendall served more than 16 years for the 1988 killing. A judge vacated his conviction Tuesday.

Man exonerated after 16 years behind bars for Brooklyn game room slay

A man who spent 16 years behind bars after police wrongly arrested him for a Brooklyn candy store video game room slaying — even though he was the one who flagged down a cop car after the shooting — was officially exonerated Tuesday. Brian Kendall was 17 and in the wrong place at the wrong time on Feb. 24, 1988 — hanging out with his younger brother and several pals in a video game room in Flatbush, around the corner from his home — when a kille…

After 37 Years, Brooklyn Man Finally Exonerated for a Murder He Says He Didn’t Commit

For more than 30 years, Brian Kendall has insisted he and a few friends were simply playing video games inside a Flatbush game room after school when a man wearing a hoodie casually strolled in and fatally shot a clerk in the head.   That was in 1988. Kendall, who was 17 at the time, and his shocked friends ran outside to chase the shooter and flag a police car, according to his account.  Police and prosecutors didn’t believe him.  On Tuesday, i…

Guyanese man wrongfully convicted in NYC murder cleared after 36 years - INews Guyana

For more than 30 years, Brian Kendall has insisted he and a few friends were simply playing video games inside a Flatbush game room after school when a man wearing a hoodie casually strolled in and fatally shot a clerk in the head. That was in 1988. Kendall, who was 17 at the time, and […] The post Guyanese man wrongfully convicted in NYC murder cleared after 36 years appeared first on INews Guyana.

Guyanese man exonerated for murder committed in Brooklyn, NY 37 years ago

Justice has been served for a Guyanese-born Brooklyn man who has finally been exonerated for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit. The article Guyanese man exonerated for murder committed in Brooklyn, NY 37 years ago appeared first on Stabroek News.

Guyana – Wrongfully Convicted Man Cleared in Brooklyn Seeks Return to U.S.

A man wrongfully convicted of a deadly shooting in Brooklyn more than 20 years ago and later deported to Guyana is now working to return to the United States after his name was officially cleared. Brian Kendall, now 54, was just 17 years old when he was accused of killing Raphael Reyes in a Flatbush candy store with a video game room in 1988. Facing the possibility of a life sentence, Kendall pleaded guilty to manslaughter the following year—a d…