Life-Sentence Criminal Released by Obama Charged with Attempted Murder
"A convicted drug dealer whose life sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama is back behind bars after his arrest in connection with a Chicago-area shooting.
Mills, 54, was convicted of several crimes related to the distribution of cocaine in 1994.
The Illinois man had previously been convicted of crack cocaine possession, meriting him a life sentence, the New York Post reported.
However, Obama signed off on Mills’ release in December 2015, according to a Justice Department news release. He was released the following December.
Progressive Democrats, such as Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, heralded the move, arguing Mills’ life sentence had been unfair."
This time, Mills is being detained on three attempted murder charges that could land him back in prison for life.
The Illinois State Police arrested Mills in connection with a Sunday shooting on an Interstate 57 entrance ramp in the town of Posen, according to a news release from the agency.
Mills is accused of opening fire at another vehicle in what could amount to a road rage crime.
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