A pastor reached a $4.4 million settlement last week with the city of Winterville, North Carolina, over a wrongful arrest lawsuit, according to The National Registry of Exonerations.
Darron Carmon, the pastor at Greater Village Gate Church in Woodville, North Carolina, and Rebuild Christian Center Church in Winterville, contended he was wrongfully convicted of a robbery with a dangerous weapon charge in 1994, according to a statement from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Carmon was 19 at the time of the conviction and served eight years in state prison.
In 2022, his conviction was overturned by the Pitt County Superior Court, the statement said.
Then in March 2023, Carmon filed a civil lawsuit against Winterville and several of its police officers. He sought compensation for his wrongful conviction and argued the officers withheld crucial evidence in the case against him.
Last month, Governor Cooper issued a pardon of innocence for the pastor.
NC Pastor Reaches $4.4 Million Settlement Over Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit
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