by Allan Lengel
Kenneth Nixon (Photo: MDOC) Kenneth Nixon, 34, who was sentenced in 2005 to life in prison for a double murder in a Detroit house firebombing, is going free because of serious flaws in his trial, including dubious testimony from a prison informant. Credible new evidence supports Nixon’s claim that he was not the person who firebombed the house on Charleston, the Wayne County Prosecutor s office said in a press release Wednesday. A hearing is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. before Wayne County Circuit Judge Bruce Morrow, who is expected to grant a prosecution s request to vacate the charges. He is expected to be freed Thursday from Ionia Correctional Facility after the judge enters the order.