JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Anthony Fox, a former Jackson police officer, has been released from prison on Wednesday, February 7. Video from Darkhorse Press showed Fox being released from the Madison County Detention Center.

This comes after the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed his conviction in the George Robinson case.

Fox was initially convicted in the 2019 death of Robinson. Fox was sentenced to five years in prison in August 2022 after a jury found him guilty of culpable negligence manslaughter.

The Court of Appeals reviewed the case and found that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

After the incident in 2019, Fox was later hired by the Clinton Police Department.

On Tuesday, February 6, the City of Clinton’s Board of Aldermen approved Police Chief Ford Hayman’s request to re-hire Fox. Fox will return to work as a K9 narcotics detective.

“This is truly a blessing for Fox to be back where he belongs,” said Hayman. “Our city and our community are safer with Anthony Fox at work. I am happy that he will be returning to our detective squad.”