Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didnt commit [Video]

After serving 16 years behind bars, a Minnesota man was released from prison after a judge vacated his murder conviction for a crime prosecutors say he didn’t commit.Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2009 after he was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis.In August, a conviction review unit under Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office released a damning report that found various faults in the case against Barrientos-Quintana.State court Judge John McBride vacated Barrientos-Quintana’s conviction and ordered his release last week. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, more than a decade after charging him, dismissed all the charges on Tuesday.“Nothing can give Mr. Barrientos-Quintana those 16 years back, and for that, we are so sorry,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said during a news conference Tuesday. “When the criminal system does not function ethically, it causes significant harm.”The National Registry …