SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) -- The freelance videographer who spent more time behind bars than any journalist for refusing to testify to a grand jury was freed from a federal prison in Dublin after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
Wolf had been held for refusing a subpoena to turn over videotape he shot of a chaotic 2005 San Francisco street protest against the G8 summit happening a continent away in Scotland.
The government was investigating how a San Francisco police officer got his skull fractured during the melee and the alleged torching of a police car.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who had jailed Wolf for 226 days, approved his release on Tuesday. Wolf agreed to turn over the video, but refused to testify.
Wolf's defense lawyer says the footage Wolf posted today does not capture the alleged crimes authorities are investigating.
Several weeks ago, the city dropped all charges against the man police said attempted to light the police car on fire.
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