A man who a judge ruled was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for nine years has filed a civil suit against the City of Detroit and two police officers.
Davontae Sanford was 14 years-old when he was convicted for a mass murder on Runyon St. on Detroit’s east side in 2007.
Police called it a known drug house.
Sanford lived in the area and approached officers at the scene.
His lawyer says officers coerced Sanford into a confession for the murder. When a known hitman confessed to committing the murders, police didn’t release that information. The conviction was overturned and Sanford was released from prison last year. He is now 23.