FREEDOM & FATHERHOOD

After nearly nine years, Andre Bryant is a free man. Cleared of an armed robbery for which he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, Bryant is transitioning back into society. He faces the challenge of balancing fatherhood, past mistakes, new relationships and his freedom. Read more . . .

A STICKUP. A MANHUNT. A MISTAKE?

The wife and children of a Manatee County Sheriff's deputy were robbed at gunpoint in 2006. Andre Bryant was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the crime. The Herald-Tribune published an investigation in September 2014, raising questions about the case, presenting new evidence and ultimately suggesting Bryant's innocence. Read more . . .

PARKING LOT REUNION

The long-awaited reunion took place in the middle of a parking lot at a Florida state prison. They embraced. She cried. He told her he loved her. For the first time in 12 years, Zina Johnson saw her son, Andre Bryant a free man. Read more . . .

