His release from prison was ruled a mistake. Now he's back behind bars and asking Trump to set him free.
It drew national attention as Charles' appeals failed and he turned himself in to authorities last month. Supporters have called on President Donald Trump to intervene, an effort that gained new momentum this week, after Trump commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother serving a life sentence for a non-violent drug crime. Trump said Friday he has a list of thousands of names of people he is considering for clemency.
Whether Charles is on that list isn't clear; his lawyer has yet to submit a formal petition to the White House.
In a phone interview from jail with NBC’s Lester Holt, Charles said he wasn’t bitter or angry, but sad.
Read more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/his-release-prison-was-ruled-mistake-now-he-s-asking-n881421
His crimes are too heinous, read article to see what they are...but it is interesting, that apparently he went straight after being erroneously released. It sets up a quandary. His numerous offenses are pretty bad, including assault, shooting someone, kidnapping and some of his offenses are federal offenses.
