TULSA, Oklahoma (KTUL) — “I play not with my liberty,” said William Henry Jamerson. He had the kind of life that movies are made about.

Wrongfully convicted in 1991 of raping a 16-year-old, he was finally exonerated this summer when DNA cleared him up.

“It’s frustrating, man, especially going to prison for a crime you didn’t commit, spending all this time, 24 years in prison,” he said.

Adding to the frustration, his arrest by TPD for failing to comply with the requirements to register as a sex offender.

“The Tulsa Police Department has full awareness,” the attorney said. Dan Smolen.

The realization, says Smolen, Jamerson’s attorney, that following his exoneration paperwork was filed to begin the process to remove him from the sex offender registry.

“Certified letters were sent a month ago to the Tulsa Police Department and every law enforcement agency in the state of Oklahoma explicitly notifying them of Mr. Jamerson’s exoneration. And explicitly notifying them that it is to be removed from the register”. Smolen said.

TPD told News Channel 8 that, “After the discovery of several facts after the arrest took place, it has been determined that Mr. Jamerson’s arrest will be withdrawn at this time.” There is no mention of what those facts were and, adding to the confusion, that on the booking page, under the provision, it said, “Wrongly accused was arrested.”

“But if you have my scuba license and my social security card, I’m the right person. So you can’t say I’m the wrong person, then you go to jail, then you blame everything around,” Jamerson said.

For Jamerson, the arrest is a continuation of the fact that he has been on the receiving end of injustice for more than 30 years.

“I’m playing with myself and trying to find something to shut me down,” he said.

“It’s a continuous and complete attack on his rights as a human being,” Smolen said.

Here is TPD’s full statement;

“I can tell you that the officers were following procedure and the arrest was made based on verified information from the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry https://sors.doc.ok.gov/

To be as concise as possible, here is a summary of the factors that led to Mr. Jamerson’s arrest and subsequent release.

In December 1991, William Jamerson was convicted of two sex crimes that required him to register as a sex offender. According to state records, he must be registered as a sex offender between now and April 8, 2025, and he is currently out of compliance. Although Mr. Jamerson was granted post-conviction relief by the court in July 2024, that decision is under appeal. Moreover, although he filed a petition asking the court to remove his sex offender registration requirements, the court did not make a decision, but set the request for a hearing next week. Upon discovery of several facts after the arrest took place, it has been determined that Mr. Jamerson’s arrest will be withdrawn at this time.”