Florida arrests felon released through Biden autopen commutation

Florida authorities have arrested a repeat offender whose federal prison sentence was commuted in the final days of former President Joe Biden’s administration, prompting a state review of clemency actions that officials say affected cases in the Sunshine State.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, announced that Oscar Fowler was taken into custody on Monday by the St. Petersburg Police Department. Fowler was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, according to a report from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.