Aug 19, 2026

DEATH ROW HEARING


DEATH ROW HEARING

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, NEW EVIDENCE COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO EXONERATION FOR ONE MAN WHO HAS SERVED DECADES IN PRISON FOR A PORTAGE COUNTY MURDER.
AN OHIO MAN WHO HAS SPENT 30 YEARS ON DEATH ROW IS NOW ASKING THE STATE FOR A CHANCE TO GO HOME. 54-YEAR-OLD TYRONE NOLAN WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING AN ELDERLY PORTAGE COUNTY COUPLE IN 1990. HE HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE AND HIS ATTORNEYS PRESENTED NEW EVIDENCE DURING A RARE CLEMENCY HEARING YESTERDAY. HIS ATTORNEYS RECANTED WITNESS TESTIMONY AND OTHER EVIDENCE THEY SAY POINTS TO ANOTHER KILLER. THE OHIO PATROL PAROLE BOARD WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE WHO WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY NEXT TUESDAY.


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