Missouri man whose conviction was overturned with help of WNBA's Maya Moore is freed

Jonathan Irons, a wrongfully convicted man whose case was overturned in March with the help of WNBA player Maya Moore, has been released from jail.

that prosecutors declined to retry the two-decade-old burglary and assault case.

Irons was 16 when he was tried as an adult and convicted of breaking into a home in O’Fallon, a city outside St. Louis, and twice shooting a homeowner. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison. On March 9, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that prosecutors suppressed fingerprint evidence that would have strengthened Irons' defense and presented no physical proof linking him to the crime.Moore, a five-time all-star with the Minnesota Lynx who took a sabbatical to advocate for Irons, first met him in 2007 during a visit to the Jefferson City Correctional Center.

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