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A | OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday exonerated a man who spent 30 years in prison for a 1987 rape and burglary, after post-conviction DNA testing from a rape kit showed he did not commit the crime.Pontotoc County District Judge Steven Kessinger issued a final order that vacates Perry Lott's conviction and permanently dismisses the case. “I have never lost hope that this day would come,” Lott, 61, said in a statement. "I had faith that the truth would prevail, even after 35 long years.“I can finally shut this door and move on with my life.”Lott was released from prison in 2018 after the DNA results first came to light, but only after agreeing to a deal with former District Attorney Paul Smith to modify his sentence. The agreement allowed Lott to leave prison and remain free while his motion to vacate was litigated. At the time, Smith said the DNA evidence did not exclude Lott as a suspect.But earlier this year, the Innocence Project, which helped to free Lott, approached newly elected District Attorney Erik Johnson, who reviewed the case and agreed the conviction should be vacated.“Five years ago, all evidence pointed to his innocence, but he was denied justice,” Innocence Project Senior Staff Attorney Adnan Sultan said in a statement. "We are grateful to District Attorney Erik Johnson for his commitment to righting this wrong.”Oklahoma state law requires a conviction to be vacated in order for a wrongfully convicted person to be able to seek up to $175,000 in compensation from the state.Lott's case occurred around the same time and in the same county as the convictions of Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot, whose cases have come under intense scrutiny and have been the subject of numerous books, including John Grisham's “The Innocent Man,” which he produced into a six-part documentary on Netflix. A federal judge ordered Fontenot released, but Ward remains in prison.The books and documentary also feature the high-profile exoneration of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, who both were convicted in the same county for the 1982 killing of Ada waitress Debra Sue Carter. That case featured the same cast of investigators and prosecutors, along with the same jailhouse informant who testified against Ward and Fontenot. Williamson at one point came within days of being executed. Both were later freed.。 10月2日、3日，市委副书记、市长王庆海连续深入我市部分城区，就城区环境、安全生产以及冬季供暖准备等相关工作进行调研，看望慰问节日期间坚守一线的干部职工，向大家表示感谢和慰问。　　国庆期间，抚顺的大街小巷，一面面五星红旗迎风飘扬，处处洋溢着欢乐的节日气氛。王庆海沿路查看城区主要干道市容市貌、环境卫生情况。他说，城市主要干道是展示城市形象的重要窗口，要坚持问题导向，高标准推进城市治理现代化，全面提升城市品质，深入实施“美化、亮化、净化、序化”行动，以国庆节日氛围营造为契机，紧盯交通干线、商业街区、公园步道等重点区域，切实把城市“擦亮”，让人民群众切实感受到城市的新变化。　　新抚区万达广场比优特超市内，采购的市民摩肩接踵，节日气氛浓郁。王庆海详细询问超市安全应急、商品价格、进货渠道等情况，叮嘱企业要严格落实安全生产主体责任，做好电梯、消防、用电安全，确保安全疏散通道畅通；要加强食品安全监管和质量检测，保障好群众“舌尖上的安全”。在市供水集团公园水厂，王庆海详细了解供水保障和水质等情况，强调要切实做好设备、管网检修维护，加强水质监测和安全管理，及时回应群众诉求，切实保障城市供水安全、平稳、可靠。

B | 在顺城区隆城街一处燃气管线维修施工现场，王庆海要求施工单位要在确保安全和规范的前提下，加快施工进度，不影响居民正常生活；强调要高度重视城市燃气安全工作，持续加强燃气安全日常管理，规范安装使用燃气设施，筑牢燃气安全防线。在市消防救援支队，王庆海看望慰问一线指战员，叮嘱他们要全面做好节日期间消防救援各项准备工作，既要保障好群众生命财产安全，也要保障好自身的安全和健康。　　今年的供暖季即将到来，王庆海到国电投东北电力有限公司抚顺热电分公司、抚顺热力公司实地查看供暖准备情况。