`` As you can imagine , after sitting in jail for 25 years for a crime he did n't commit , he ca n't help but feel vindicated , '' said one of Fleming 's lawyers , Anthony Mayol . Jonathan Fleming , 51 , was released from prison after nearly 25 years . Fleming was wrongly convicted in 1989 for the slaying of Darryl Rush . Fleming has always maintained he was on a family trip in Florida at the time . He claims that his wife and daughter were killed by an intruder who broke into their home while they slept.
Jonathan Fleming , 51 , was released from prison after nearly 25 years . Fleming was wrongly convicted in 1989 for the slaying of Darryl Rush . Fleming has always maintained he was on a family trip in Florida at the time . He claims that his wife and daughter were killed by an intruder who broke into their home while they slept.