Sergeant Clifford Vasser and Lieutenant Doug Acker booking Anthony Ray Hinton on capital murder charges at the city jail in Bessemer, Alabama.

Vasser is removing Hinton's handcuffs. The officers were members of the Bessemer police department. Hinton was arrested for the robbery of Quincey's Family Steakhouse in Bessemer and was later charged with capital murder during two other robberies at fast food restaurants in Jefferson Coun...

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Main Author: Jones, Ed
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/60941
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Summary:Vasser is removing Hinton's handcuffs. The officers were members of the Bessemer police department. Hinton was arrested for the robbery of Quincey's Family Steakhouse in Bessemer and was later charged with capital murder during two other robberies at fast food restaurants in Jefferson County. After spending 30 years on death row, Hinton was exonerated and released in 2015.