Surprise, surprise—one of Joe Biden’s handpicked beneficiaries of criminal justice “reform” is back behind bars. Willie Frank Peterson, a convicted cocaine dealer whose prison sentence was commuted by Biden just weeks ago, is once again facing multiple drug and firearms charges.
Peterson, 52, was convicted in 2023 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and sentenced to just over six years in prison. But lucky for him, Biden decided that a hardened drug trafficker deserved a break. On January 17, Biden’s mass commutation spree reduced Peterson’s sentence to just 20 months—freeing him back into society in what Biden called the “largest single-day grant of clemency” in U.S. history.
And what did Peterson do with his newfound freedom? He went right back to crime. On Monday, Alabama’s Dothan Police Department arrested him for multiple drug-related offenses, including possession of controlled substances, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. To top it off, he’s also facing three firearms charges. Because nothing screams “reformed criminal” like getting caught with drugs and guns just weeks after being let out of prison early.
Biden’s January commutations weren’t some one-off feel-good gesture. They were part of his larger soft-on-crime agenda. Over the course of his presidency, Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 4,000 convicted criminals—many of them drug traffickers. His reasoning? That the “discredited” legal distinctions between crack and powder cocaine meant these inmates were somehow unfairly treated.
The reality? Biden’s crime policies are a gift to felons and a slap in the face to law-abiding Americans. While the left pushes for “criminal justice reform,” we’re watching the direct consequences unfold—violent criminals walking free, only to wreak havoc once again.
The question now: How many more criminals from Biden’s clemency spree are already back in business? And how many more American communities will suffer because of it?
