Dirty Cop Loses Bid for Compassionate Release From Prison

The request for early release by a police officer who had served over 20 years of a 50-year sentence after being convicted of multiple drug and gun offenses was properly denied by the district court, the Eleventh Circuit said.

Former Savannah, Ga., police officer Thomas Bryant filed a motion for compassionate release after the First Step Act was adopted, claiming his sentence would be different today, he received a higher sentence than his co-conspirators, and he had a good rehabilitation record in prison.

The sentencing commission issued a policy statement under 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(1)(A) defining the conditions under which a ...