Judge To Decide If Man Has To Return To Prison After 12 Years

NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man is no longer facing federal prison time after a court glitch caused him to walk out of state prison under the impression that he didn't have to serve a federal sentence.

Demetrius Anderson exited state prison in 2006 under the impression that he was serving a state and federal term concurrently. He was released from state prison, complied with parole and hasn't had any run-ins with the law since.

Things changed when U.S. Marshals came knocking on his door for not serving the federal sentence.

The federal Bureau of Prisons decided to wipe his 16-month federal sentence due to his good behavior over the years, according to the New Haven Independent. Federal prosecutors and defenders filed a motion with a judge to waive the rest of his sentence which consists of three years of supervised released.

The judge's decision is pending.

Read the full Independent report here.