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by Rodrigo Torrejón Published June 11, 2025, 1:59 p.m. ET

A Philadelphia man sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for shooting at a Philadelphia police officer was mistakenly released from prison , authorities said, and allowed to roam free for nearly a month before being arrested Wednesday.

Jamal Burkett, 53, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals at around 7 a.m. at a relative’s home on the 7900 block of Lindbergh Boulevard without incident, the U.S. Marshals said in a statement.

Burkett was taken to a federal detention center authorities said.

Burkett pleaded guilty in February 2023 to assaulting a federal officer and weapons possession for shooting at a Philadelph

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