Career Criminal Freed by Biden Autopen Clemency Back in Florida Custody on New State Charges
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Oscar Freemond Fowler III — a repeat offender who was freed under a Jan. 17, 2025 commutation executed by President Biden via autopen — has been taken back into custody in Florida on new state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced. Uthmeier said the arrest occurred “moments ago” in an X post and credited the St. Petersburg Police Department and ATF Tampa; conservatives have criticized the autopen clemency as being misused for violent offenders.
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