Antonio Wyatt is currently serving more than an 11-year sentence after he was convicted on a first-time offense for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture/grow, and failure to affix a drug tax stamp in the State of Kansas.
On May 9, 2017, Antonio was driving on Interstate-70 from Colorado to his home state of Tennessee when an officer pulled him over for a traffic stop and smelled cannabis in his vehicle. The officer then searched his vehicle and found 8 pounds of cannabis. Mr. Wyatt was convicted after a bench trial and on February 16, 2018, was sentenced to 142 months in prison.
This non-violent offense occurred over 6 years ago, when he was 38-years-old. Now 44, Antonio’s sentence is overly excessive for someone who does not pose a threat to his community and has no ties to Kansas. Antonio has shown dedication to successfully reentering society by taking classes and working as a barber in the prison, which he is licensed by the State of Tennessee. His good disciplinary record has even allowed him to leave the prison to share his story with at-risk youth.
Antonio has a 4-year-old son and 19-year-old daughter. He deserves to be free of this unjust sentence and return home to Tennessee where he will be reunited with his family who will support him. Even key community members like Tonya Hancock, District 9 Metro Councilor, support Antonio’s second chance and have
offered him the opportunity to participate in the local Metro Nashville Police Department's Citizen Academy.
While Governor Kelly may be amicable to granting Antonio clemency given her previous cannabis
commutations, including LPP constituent
Joseph Agrillo, we have to get Antonio’s case to her desk first. Kansas’ clemency process requires the Prisoner Review Board to review cases and make a recommendation before sending it to the Governor for a final decision.
In 2021, Antonio was denied justice in his previous attempt at clemency by the Prisoner Review Board. But now, with the help of lawyer-advocate Barry Grissom, we are refiling Antonio’s clemency petition and continuing the fight for his freedom.
Thus, Last Prisoner Project is launching the
#FreeAntonioWyatt advocacy campaign to generate public pressure on the Kansas Prisoner Review Board and Governor Laura Kelly to do just that! We encourage you to use the information on our
website to write, call, and email their offices and urge them to free Antonio Wyatt.
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