A man has been released from prison after 16 years, following the dismissal of three murder convictions in Berrien County. A new investigation cleared Corey McCall of any role in the fatal shootings of three people during a home invasion in Benton Harbor in 2005. He spoke to reporters during a news conference in the rain Friday afternoon.
“I feel good,” McCall said. “It’s been a long time. It’s been hard, and I’m glad I’m here. Doing time in prison for something you didn’t do tends to wear on your mind, messes with your psyche. You have to build yourself back up to come back to reality.”
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says fresh evidence was turned up that corroborated McCall’s claim that he was not at the scene. The Berrien County Prosecutor’s office agreed. Prosecutor Steve Pierangeli issued a statement Friday, saying it “goes without saying that it is tragic Mr. McCall has served any time in prison for this crime.” He adds that he fully recognizes “that setting aside the conviction cannot begin to adequately compensate Mr. McCall for what he has lost. Nothing can restore his lost youth or return to him the years he spent in prison.”
