A repeat offender whose federal prison sentence was commuted by the Biden Administration is once again behind bars in Florida, according to authorities and reports.
Oscar Freemond Fowler III was taken into custody on Monday to face unspecified state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on X.
“Moments ago, we took Oscar Fowler, a dangerous career criminal who was commuted by Biden’s autopen, into custody to face state charges,” Uthemeier posted late Monday.
“Florida is safer because of our local and federal law enforcement partners!” he wrote, crediting the St. Petersburg Police Department and ATF Tampa for their assistance with the arrest.
Fowler was serving a 12-and-a-half-year federal sentence after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to sell cocaine in 2024, when his sentence was commuted by former President Joe Biden in the final days of his presidency, according to Fox News Digital.
Federal prosecutors had previously sought a sentence of at least 150 months for the crimes, arguing Fowler had a lengthy criminal history and posed a continued threat to public safety, the outlet reported.
Despite those warnings, Fowler was among more than 2,500 inmates whose sentences were commuted by Biden in a Jan. 17, 2025, executive grant of clemency.
The commutation shortens a sentence but does not wipe away a conviction, and Fowler was released from federal custody as a result of the order.
Court records obtained by the outlet showed Fowler’s criminal history goes back over a decade, and includes a serious offense in connection with the 2013 fatal shooting of Naykee Bostic in St. Petersburg — which occurred shortly after he was released from another federal sentence.
Fowler was charged in the case but acquitted in 2017 after two mistrials.
A 2024 sentencing memorandum cited by critics also stated that the repeat offender made an on-camera admission to killing Bostic, who was found with 25 gunshot wounds, and expressed a willingness to use violence again, the outlet reported.
The St. Petersburg Police Department and the Florida attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for more information on why Fowler was brought into custody on Monday.
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