Oklahoma dismisses murder charge against former death row inmate Richard Glossip

A murder charge against Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner who was nearly executed multiple times, was dismissed on Thursday after being granted a retrial in the 1997 killing of his former boss, according to his attorney.

He was sentenced to death over the killing of a motel owner named Barry Van Treese, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat. Prosecutors alleged that Treese was killed in a murder-for-hire plot but Glossip has maintained his innocence for almost 30 years.

His conviction was thrown out by the Supreme Court last year after finding issues with key witness testimony. The court determined that prosecutors admitted testimony they knew to be false, violating Glossip’s right to a fair trial.

He served nearly 30 years in prison before being released on bond in May.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced last year that he intended to retry Glossip on a first-degree murder charge, but without seeking the death penalty. But Drummond also agreed with the Supreme Court decision, saying it was “an undeniable fact that he did not receive a fair trial.”

Glossip pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of being an accessory to murder after the fact Thursday morning…

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