Lawsuit: North Charleston man sat in jail for 2 years despite evidence that would set him free [View all]

For two years, North Charleston resident Eugene Wright sat in jail, saddled with the accusation that he killed his own 1-year-old daughter.

He insisted that he would never pick up the girl and throw her to the floor, as police alleged. At one point, though, they nearly convinced him that he had.

With Wright unable to pay bail, 25 months went by before authorities fetched records from his cellphone that proved his alibi, his attorney said.

He was freed. His daughter's baby sitter was arrested.

The lawyer, Alan Toporek of Charleston, said the police should have collected the evidence that cleared his name much sooner.

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