Man whose sentence was commuted by Biden now in Cole County Jail, awaits hearing Wednesday
Haley Swaino
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who was released from federal custody this summer after his sentence was commuted earlier this year by then-President Joe Biden is now in the Cole County Jail.
Malcolm Redmon, 42, is being held at the jail without bond on a U.S. Marshal hold, jail records indicate. Redmon appeared on the Boone County Jail’s roster on Friday evening. Capt. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, wrote in an email that Redmon was picked up from the Boone County Jail Monday morning.
He was being held there on a federal detainer based probation, according to previous reporting, though the violation has not been stated by officials. Leer said the Columbia Police Department took Redmon into custody. CPD told ABC 17 News on Monday it could not provide additional details surrounding Redmon’s arrest.
An initial appearance on revocation proceedings and preliminary revocation hearing is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the U.S. District Court.
Redmon was sentenced to 24 years in 2016 after pleading guilty to being involved in a cocaine-selling ring in Mid-Missouri, according to previous reporting. Redmon was one of 27 people arrested in 2014 throughout Missouri and Illinois. He was one of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug charges to have their sentence commuted by former President Biden.
He was released from federal custody a decade early on July 16, according to previous reporting.
Leer told ABC 17 News on Saturday afternoon the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri issued the warrant for Redmon’s recent arrest. The court’s office told ABC 17 News until he appears in court, no details can be shared.
Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. ordered the public defender’s office to represent Redmon.