Convicted Felon Released by Trump Returns to Prison

A convicted felon who had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump during his first term in office was sent back to jail on Friday, the New York Post reported.

Jonathan Braun, 41, was arrested Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release that included punching a man during a Shabbat dinner Saturday night at his home in Nassau County, New York, according to court documents. Braun then shoved the man’s 3-year-old child to the ground, “causing a red mark on his back and substantial pain,” according to the arrest report.

Friday’s arrest was the fifth time that Braun had been arrested since his commutation four years ago.

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