Monday, December 19, 2011

Convicted Murderer Released

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Monday, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Irv Maze dismissed a 1998 indictment against Kerry Porter, who has served 14 years of a 60 year sentence in prison for the 1996 murder of Tyrone Camp. Camp was married to Porter's former girlfriend when the slaying occurred. Judge Maze ordered Porter freed "immediately and without delay" from the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex. He was released hours later. Porter's attorney, Melanie Lowe, says the commonwealth's attorney's office decided to free Porter based on recent police interviews with witnesses who said he didn't commit the crime.