A Trinidadian man, acquitted of a 2002 double murder in the United States, has been deported home after serving more than 12 years in a New York prison.

The website www.twcnews.com, says Charles “Teddy” Pierre, was deported on Tuesday.

The report says Mr. Pierre had been convicted in 2002 of killing Clara Sconiers and Thomas Reed and then setting their home on Rochester’s first street on fire.

“He was granted a new trial when new information came to light” that another man, Darrell Boyd, who is serving time for a different crime was part of the picture.

Mr. Boyd allegedly admitted to his cell mate and ex-wife that he was responsible for the murders.
The report added that it took a Monroe County jury less than two hours to return a not guilty verdict on all counts in Pierre’s double murder and arson retrial in August.
However Mr. Pierre was not immediately a free man, as he was turned over to immigration authorities and was held in the Federal Detention Center in Batavia until his deportation.

The website quotes Mr. Pierre’s attorney, Van White, as saying: “Charles Pierre, I’m happy to report is in Trinidad with the sun to his shoulders and his grandchildren in front of his face.

Time Warner originally broke the story after an interview with the wife of the true killer, set off a chain of events.

(newscentre5)