Getting his first taste of freedom in more than a decade. Youre watching news 4 new york at 4 00. Im stefan holtz. And im natalie pasquarella. The iteam exposed this case in a bombshell story last month. Prosecutors admitted a man convicted of murder did not receive a fair trial. This is the exact moment that wayne martin waited 11 years for. He had been serving a life sentence for a double murder, but today martin walked Sarah Wallace first exposed problems in the prosecution last month. Shes live for us in downtown brooklyn. Reporter stefan and natalie, talk about an incredible turnaround. This case has virtually unravelled in the past six weeks amid revelations of missing evidence and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. 44yearold wayne martin didnt know what would happen in court maintained his innocence in the tire store murder of two men in brownsville 11 years ago. He spoke to me an exclusive interview. I wasnt there. I have nothing to do with this crime. I dont know who did
Deal. Four home runs short of 700, his last game will be on friday. Youre going to hear what he had to sayat an emotional news conference. Hope you had a good weekend, im carried through. Juliet good seeing you. Carrie good to see you as well. Juliet with get over it over to mike, what a weekend. Just a quick round of on saturday, that wasnt so bad. Had to deal with humidity and sunday was spectacular yesterday. Now we are back at work and we got a clear sky, 74 degrees. He air still fairly dry. Dew point numbers all the way down to 50 degrees, that in the air has dried out considerably, humidity at 53 percent read when called with a clear sky over central park. Through the northeast youve got 64 in buffalo, 68 degreesin pittsburgh, 75 in dc, 76 in philly and 72 degrees in boston with a clear sky around the northeast and tristate. There are a few clouds out there but nothing that produces anything as far as rain , we to 3 more days we are in good shape but things start to change big ti
Critical police report. The das office questioned the conduct of a former trial prosecutor who left in june after a personal dispute with the da himself, kent thompson. The prosecutor denied any wrongdoing in an exclusive interview with me. I turned over every single document i had. Be clear, sarah. I handled this case the same way ive handled every case in 29 years. The mistakes are major. It is showing that someone else actually did this c than me. Reporter and martin has always maintained his innocence. He will be back here in court on september 7th. It is possible that the District Attorneys Office could decide to retry him, but highly unlikely under the circumstances. Live from downtown brooklyn, sarah wallace. News 4 new york. Thank you, sarah. President obama is cutting more than 200 sentences short for federal inmates. It is the largest batch of 214 prisoners, including 8 from our area, will serve less time. Some of those prisoners had been sentenced to life. The white house sa
78yearold man in a wheelchair, then taking off. He admitted to striking the subject in a wheelchair and also not stopping or calling 911. Reporter the car slammed into the elderly man as he crossed ft. Lee road monday morning. The man was thrown nearly 25 feet. This woman heard the crash. He tried to stop, i think. Thats why the stopping reporter she called 911, then ran out to help. The victim lying helpless on the ground. The car nowhere in sight. When i ran into him, luckily, he was conscious. Reporter the elderly man suffered six broken ribs, a broken clavicle, and a fractured hip. The driver was likely distracted. Also a key piece of evidence left behind. A front skid plate which they traced to a 2016 buick encore. Known to those in the area. Neighbors telling us hes always driving his wheelchair waving to everyone. He is always around town saying hello to everybody. He is the nicest guy ever. Reporter thomas is facing a number of charges, including leaving the scene of the accide
Howard beach home and say police have strong leads and it could be a matter of days until an arrest is made. She was found face down in a marsh near jamaica bay more than two weeks ago after going for a run. Police say she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death. We know that there is a Family Member of the killer that we need for them to come forward, you know, to finalize this very than 250,000 for anyone with information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information should call crimestoppers. Alison the man accused of killing a bronx deli work in court. He will not testify in front of a grand jury. Police say guzman shot and killed the man last week after guzman grabbed an officers gun outside the deli and fired 15 shots before police shot him. Guzman will be arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges at the next court hearing. We understand theres a grand jury convened that is taking evidence. This guy is bad, very bad pe person. Alison he is due in court september 1st.