Two men accused of killing a Waverly police officer in 1998 have maintained their innocence. AG Jason Miyares is reversing a position supporting their innocence.
The Office of the Attorney General in Virginia has decided the state will not support the case of two Waverly men who are serving life sentence in federal prison - despite a jury finding them not guilty of murder.
Terrence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne are serving life in prison for a crime they say they didn’t commit. A petition could soon bring them closer to freedom.
In 1998, Richardson and Claiborne were charged in connection with the shooting death of Waverly Police Officer Allen Gibson. The men took plea deals for lesser charges at the time because they feared facing a jury in Waverly with the death penalty on the table, according to their attorney.