Wrongfully convicted Florida man shot, killed by Georgia deputy Wrongfully convicted Florida man shot, killed by Georgia deputy 00:48.
Kingsland, Ga. — A man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction was shot and killed Monday by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said.
Leonard Allen Cure, 53, was identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is reviewing the shooting.
His death was confirmed by Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project of Florida, which represented Cure in his exoneration case.
He cooperated at first but became violent after he was told he was being arrested, a GBI news release said.
But the case had issues from the start and his conviction came from a second jury after the first one deadlocked.
In 2020, the Broward State Attorney's Office new Conviction Review Unit asked a judge to release Cure from prison. »
