Herrington filed a civil lawsuit against the officers, as well as the City of Chicago and Cook County. A Chicago man who spent 29 years in prison for a crime he did not commit is now suing the police officers who put him there. Jerry Herrington's murder conviction was vacated in March.

After spending nearly three decades behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Jerry Herrington is now fighting back with a lawsuit.

Jerry Herrington’s murder conviction was vacated in March. He spent 29 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.