In 2020, Jimmy Henchman lost an appeal related to the murder of an associate of 50 Cent. Now, Henchman is back in the news, this time pushing forward with an alleged pardon that was promised to him before Trump left office. Despite Trump calling one of the advocates for the release of Henchman—former NFL player Jim Brown to speak on the sentence being commuted, the man was not released. Following the failed pardon, Trump left the White House months later.
Attorneys reportedly wrote a 20-page petition that went on to say, “Rosemond is serving a sentence that no longer exists.” The petition was filed in West Virginia, and attorneys for Henchman say the conversation Trump and Jim Brown “constituted a public communication that he was commuting Rosemond’s sentence.” They continued saying Jimmy’s “this exact situation is unprecedented — it does not appear to have happened in the history of the United States.”
Michael Rayfield, an attorney for Henchmen, went on to say, “it’s clear to me that Jimmy doesn’t belong in prison for another day.” Jim Brown and his wife wrote about their conversation with Trump, saying, “Based on my conversation with President Trump, I believe that Mr. Rosemond’s sentence was commuted on Dec. 18, 2020.” Trump reportedly told the Browns, “I want do this,” and that he “looked at everything” in relation to the Rosemond situation.
As of now, attorneys for Henchman are saying that they have attempted to contact the Biden administration to “act on President Trump’s commutation.” Stay tuned for more updates.
Source: washingtonpost.com
