GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A 73-year-old man voted for the first time. Rufus Rochelle is from Micanopy and he spent decades behind bars for a crime he says he didn’t commit.
73-year-old Rufus Rochelle’s story has gained much attention on social media after being released from federal prison.
He was in federal prison for 34 years and was released in 2020. Rufus Rochelle says he was wrongfully convicted in 1988 for possession and conspiracy to distribute 50 grams of crack cocaine…