"Prosecutors filed a motion Nov. 3 in Suffolk Superior Court to drop the charges against McGee after finding a lack of concrete evidence and considering new evidence that weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness, according to court filings. McGee said he was "overjoyed" about the decision in an audio message obtained by GBH News. "Just coming to the end of my criminal case was so vital and pivotal, not just for me but for my family," McGee said."
"McGee was indicted in July 1997 by a Suffolk County grand jury after Geta Yalew was fatally shot April 16, 1997 while working at Christy's Market in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, according to court documents. Prosecutors said McGee entered the store at around 2 a.m. that morning and robbed Yalew at gunpoint, then shot him in the head. Yalew was pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital later that morning, court documents show."
"The prosecution further alleged that in the days after the murder, McGee had admitted to friends that he had robbed the store and shot the clerk. McGee's statements were "corroborated by other evidence," and a search warrant executed July 11, the same day he was arrested, yielded "clothing, ballistics and other evidence" which allegedly linked him to the murder. Two weeks after his arrest, McGee was indicted by a grand jury, according to court documents."
Ricky McGee was convicted in 1998 of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and related charges for the April 16, 1997 killing of convenience store clerk Geta Yalew at Christy's Market in Boston's Fenway. Prosecutors alleged McGee entered the store around 2 a.m., robbed Yalew at gunpoint, and shot him; they said McGee admitted the crime to friends and that a July 11 search produced clothing, ballistics and other evidence. Prosecutors filed a motion on Nov. 3 in Suffolk Superior Court to drop charges after finding insufficient concrete evidence and new evidence that undermined the prosecution's main witness. McGee, arrested at 19, expressed relief and is adjusting to life after decades in prison.
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