News Ex-SIUE student accused of threat out of prison
- Post 20 March 2013
- By Associated Press
Olutosin Oduwole, pictured, a former student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville whom prosecutors accused of threatening a murderous rampage, was released from prison Monday, March 18, 2013, after his 2011 conviction was overturned in early March 2013 by an Illinois appeals court. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann, File)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A former student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville whom prosecutors accused of threatening a murderous rampage has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned.
The Illinois Department of Corrections officials said Olutosin Oduwole was released Monday under court order from a state prison in Jacksonville. Earlier this month an Illinois appeals court threw out the 27-year-old's conviction and five-year prison sentence. The state appellate court ruled prosecutors failed to prove he ever actively tried to convey a threat.
Oduwole was convicted in 2011, after prosecutors argued a piece of paper in his abandoned car in 2007 demanded a murderous rampage would occur if he wasn't paid $50,000.
An aspiring rapper, Oduwole insisted the writings were just innocent lyrics and other musings.
