Longer facing charges after new evidence showed he had an alibi. He was originally convicted in a shooting that left a boy paralyzed. New tonight, the victims mother says that letting rollins free feels like a slap in the face. She spoke exclusively to nbc10s drew smith, who is live in center city with more. Drew. Reporter jim, we have two very different emotions happening here. One family feeling whole again after their loved one walked out of these doors a free man today. But there is another family out there still feeling like theyre struggling for justice a decade after a young boys dreams were shattered in gun violence. There were big smiles at the criminal Justice Center tonight with Dante Rollins walking free into the arms of his mother. It was messed up what happened to me, but its over now. So im going to start my life. Reporter the District Attorney says new evidence backed rollins alibi that he wasnt at the scene of the shooting that left 6yearold ja bar wright paralyzed. I
Reporter the last time she hugged her 29yearold son he had just become an adult. Were going to do a lot of things we havent done in years. A lot of catching up to do. Reporter rollins is now a free man after being in prison back in 2006 for the attempted murder of a sixyearold boy. The boy was left paralyzed. Two other suspects were convicted. Rollins fought hard for her son. The pennsylvania Innocence Project eventually got involved and rollins was finally released after a judge in the philadelphia da found that he was wrongfully convicted. It was hell on earth. Because i didnt belong in there. Reporter the decision to overturn the conviction came after mounting evidence like Surveillance Video and receipts further proved that rollins was not at the crime scene at the time of the shooting. Facts that were not presented in court. Had we had the evidence we have today, the District Attorneys Office of philadelphia would not have charged him. Over time i got over it. But right now im sti
Reporter the last time she hugged her 29yearold son he had just become an adult. Were going to do a lot of things we havent done in years. A lot of catching up to do. Reporter rollins is now a free man after being in prison back in 2006 for the attempted murder of a sixyearold boy. The boy was left paralyzed. Two other suspects were convicted. Rollins fought hard for her son. The pennsylvania Innocence Project eventually got involved and rollins was finally released after a judge in the philadelphia da found that he was wrongfully convicted. It was hell on earth. Because i didnt belong in there. Reporter the decision to overturn the conviction came after mounting evidence like Surveillance Video and receipts further proved that rollins was not at the crime scene at the time of the shooting. Facts that were not presented in court. Had we had the evidence we have today, the District Attorneys Office of philadelphia would not have charged him. Over time i got over it. But right now im sti
Police believe could be behind a three county crime spree from bucks to philadelphia to the mainline. Authorities say the man is busting into businesses in the middle of the night and taking whatever he can get his hands on. Good evening, im dawn timmeney in for lucy noland. Im iain page. Detectives are looking at a shrew of crimes. Dave schratwieser has the late latest. Reporter hes a oneman crime spree now being tied to at least nine break ins across a threecounty area, and hes not exactly camera shy having been caught on surveillance cameras multiple times. Something trending in the region. Reporter with crowbar or a claw hammer in hand this thief has broken into businesses from bucks county to philadelphia and on out to the mainline where he was caught on camera dragging a safe from this store in radnor to his mercedes get away car. He comes in and goes straight for the safe. In and out. No time at all. He seems to be professional. Hes not leaving much hyped. Reporter radnor heist
Belong there made my days extremely wrong. Rollins is now a free man released from his 62 to 125 Year Prison Sentence hours after 2006 attempted murder charge was dropped. Overtime ill get over it but right now im still a little upset because it should have never happened. Reporter rollins who spent most of his time at graterford prison in Montgomery County was freed after new evidence was presented to the District Attorney by the innocence project. Evidence showing rollins was somewhere else at the time of the shooting his mother who spent years trying to free her son says its about time. Whats this christmas going to be like at home, ava . Probably tiring. Because got to do a lot of things we havent done in years. A lot of catching up to do. Reporter 29yearold says he still bitter but plans some day to help other inmates in his same situation. He also plans to spend a lot of time with mom. Im going show and prove when i get home open my life for my mother. Ill live for her. Whatever