Court Glitch May Send CT Man Back To Prison After 12 Years

NEW HAVEN, CT — Demetrius Anderson exited state prison in 2006 and since then has put his criminal life behind him. He may still end up in prison anyways.

Anderson, 43, served a three year state prison sentence for identity theft times, according to Fox 61. Around the same time he was convicted in federal court of passing counterfeit currency and sentenced to 16 months for the 2003 offense.

He believed the sentences would run concurrently and that he'd leave state prison a free man. Since then he's gotten a job and complied with parole. That changed last week when U.S. Marshals came knocking on his door and said he hadn't served his federal sentence.

His lawyer Michael Dolan is fighting to keep him out of prison and questions why federal authorities didn't pick him up when he left state prison. He is asking President Donald Trump to commute his federal sentence.

Going back to prison would be another significant blow to Anderson's life. His brother killed both his parents and his sister in Virginia during 2016.

The mix-up apparently happened between the state judicial system and the Pennsylvania federal district court. It was uncovered during an audit, according to the New Haven Independent.

Dolan told the Independent that having Anderson serve another prison term would be pointless since the goal of the criminal justice system was met when Anderson walked away from crime and established his life.

Anderson works for the City of New Haven seasonally at Lighthouse Point Park and has a full-time job at a New Haven nonprofit.