Nevest Coleman returns to the White Sox grounds crew after 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have welcomed back a former groundskeeper who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. "Glad to see him back", said Jerry Powe, who testified on Coleman's behalf as a character witness at his trial and who is now his supervisor.
Nevest Coleman was arrested in 1994 for the rape and murder of a young woman named Antwinica Bridgeman.
The head groundskeeper greeted him with: "I saved your spot for you".
State Attorney Kim Foxx's office dropped the charges against Coleman and did not challenge his petitions for certificates of innocence, the Sun-Times wrote.
Coleman would go on to spend 23 years in prison before DNA evidence led to his exoneration and that of his co-defendant.
Almost two decades passed and, finally, in 2017, a Cook County judge exonerated him and Fulton, thanks to DNA evidence, which pointed towards a serial rapist, who has not been named in the press.
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Prosecutors initially pushed for Coleman to get the death penalty, according to the Tribune. "This here is the proof".
Coleman last worked for the team in 1994, and he often spoke about getting his job back one day while in prison. "That's exactly what I told them". "I knew I got off work, and then next thing I knew I ain't see the streets no more".
Coleman's friends and family reached out to the White Sox after his release. "A lot of times, you get people who get jobs, you go to work, you be like, 'I don't want to go.' Here, I loved it".
The White Sox organization even released a statement of its own regarding Coleman's hiring.
After a string of interviews and reconnecting with old friends and coworkers, Coleman changed into a yellow rubber suit and took a power washer to spray the ground clean, the Tribune wrote.
The team says they're grateful that "justice has been carried out for Nevest". Coleman was working for the White Sox when he was convicted.
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