From Tribune staff reports
PELL CITY – A Trussville man among the hundreds of state inmates who were part of a mass state prison release last week has been rearrested, according to the Pell City Police Department.
Brandall Wayne Wadsworth was arrested three days after receiving early release from an Alabama prison. Photo via St. Clair County Jail
According to a post on social media by the Pell City Police Department, Brandall Wayne Wadsworth was arrested on Monday, Feb. 6, for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (UPOCS) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
“Wadsworth was recently released from prison and reoffended within 3 days,” the post stated.
According to jail records, Wadsworth, 38, of Trussville, was being held in the St. Clair County Jail on a $3,000 bond. He was also charged with parole violation.
Wadsworth was listed among the almost 400 state prisoners who received early release from prison. He was serving time for a burglary conviction and was to be released on Oct. 25, 2023, before receiving early release.
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The original early release bill applied only to offenders convicted after 2015. In 2021, the Alabama legislature amended the bill making it retroactive for all state inmates. The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Jim Hill -R, Moody.
“Actions have consequences,’’ Pell City Police Chief Clay Morris told Carol Robinson. “The Pell City Police Department is determined to keep the scourge of drug possession, use, abuse and distribution out of community.”
Wadsworth was arrested when he went to meet with his parole officer and was found to have Buprenorphine Hydrochloride pills. The pill is commonly used to treat opioid addiction, but Wadsworth didn’t have a prescription for them, according to Robinson’s report.
