A South Florida man who spent decades behind bars walked out of the Broward County Jail overnight after his lawyer said he was in prison for a crime he did not commit.

Tavares Hutchinson served 26 years in Florida’s prisons.

Following his release, he spoke with NBC6.

Hutchinson said he's now relieved, and all that he wanted to do was walk outside and breathe fresh air, which he said felt nice.

"It's just, it's just relief that, you know, finally, um, um, my innocence is pulled in and I'm free," he said. "I was always on my toes until I walked out the county jail."

According to police, Hutchinson committed an armed robbery back in 1999 and stole a wedding ring and a gold necklace, but he said that that wasn’t him.

Fast forward to 2024, Hutchinson still claimed he was innocent and team

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