$6M Settlement For Man Acquitted After 24 Years In Prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a man has accepted a $6 million settlement in a federal lawsuit he filed after spending 24 years in prison for a 1989 New York City slaying before being retried and acquitted.

The New York Daily News reported (http://nydn.us/2euKdVW ) on Tuesday that the city says it determined the settlement with Derrick Deacon was fair and in its best interests.

Deacon was convicted in the shooting death of a teenager during a robbery in a Queens apartment complex. He was acquitted in a 2013 retrial after a witness recanted and an FBI cooperator identified a different man as the shooter.

Deacon's lawyer Glenn Garber says the settlement is "some level of redemption and compensation" for his client's suffering.

Deacon also received $3.9 million in a settlement with the state.

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Information from: Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]