Wrongly Convicted Man Freed From Jail

ST. LOUIS - A man who spent 11 years in prison for a carjacking he didn't commit was freed Thursday after DNA analysis exonerated him.

Antonio Beaver, 41, arrived in court wearing an orange prison jumpsuit. Shortly afterward, he was wearing a sport coat and slacks, addressing reporters during his first moments of freedom.

"This feels strange," Beaver said. "I'd like to give my thanks to God, because there is a God, and he knew I was innocent from the start."

Beaver was convicted of robbery in 1997 and sentenced to 18 years in prison.

In the crime for which he was convicted, …