Man freed from prison for deadly firebombing after court finds he was wrongfully convicted in 2005 By Hilary Golston and David Komer online producer Published FOX 2 - More than 15 years ago Ken Nixon was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing two young children in a Highland Park firebombing. But now - he is now home with his family and friends. Free after 16 years in jail, man reunites with family after court rules had been wrongly convicted in fatal firebombing Kenneth Nixon, now 34, was just let out of prison for a double murder he says he never committed.
A judge Thursday granted Nixon's freedom after the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office admitted to charging the wrong man back in 2005.