In 2018, Albert Jones confessed to the murder of Alaine Garcia - he told police the dead man was haunting him nightly by appearing above his bed.
Tonight though, only 6 years later, the 51 year old Jones is at home with his family - after a High Court judge set him free.
Things took a turn in his case when he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter two weeks ago.
And today before Justice Nigel Pilgrim, Jones was sentenced to time served for manslaughter.
That means after 6 years he was free to go - here's the moment as he walked out of the courtroom:
Marcel Cardona, Jones' Attorney
"Justice Nigel Pilgrim has decided this morning that he believes that in Albert Jones' circumstances, a sentence of six years is proper and given that Mr. Albert Jones has already served six years in jail, then it's basically time served, right. And Albert Jones was therefore ordered to be released immediately."
Reporter
"Tell me how it feel."
Albert Jones, Release from Prison
"Sweet. praise God."
Marcel Cardona, Jones' Attorney
"The very gentleman who he is accused of murdering was the gentleman who had physically abused his kid, Albert Jones Jr. about two and a half months earlier. So apparently, Albert, who was also suffering from mental health issues, as was certified by the chief government psychiatrist, Dr. Alejandro Matus, decided then and there that, well, you know something, he was going to end any further threat to his son by ending the guy, which is what happened then and there. And the court took all of those different factors into consideration, including the ailing health of the defendant, Mr. Jones, and decided to sentence him to manslaughter to six years imprisonment with consideration for the time already served."
Notably, Justice Pilgrim said the starting point for manslaughter in Jones' case was 15 years but he deducted 6 years and 9 months after he looked at the mitigating and aggravating factors of the case, leaving him with 8 years 3 months. Justice Pilgrim was also of the view that Jones is not a danger to society and so the court also awarded him a one - third deduction for his guilty plea, leaving him with 6 years - which was his time served on remand.
