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Brooklyn federal judge keeps man in anger management after release violations

December 28, 2017 By Paul Frangipane Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brandon Morrison requested adjournment of his violation of supervised release hearing in Brooklyn’s federal court (shown) after he attends court dates on two pending state cases. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese
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A Brooklyn man who was out under supervised release, after previously being convicted on federal wire fraud charges, found himself back in federal court on Thursday when a judge ordered him to remain in an anger management program for violating terms of his release.

Since out on supervision from his federal case, Brandon Morrison, 28, was arrested twice and missed half of his court-ordered anger management sessions, prosecutors said.

Judge Carol Amon warned Morrison that his sessions were mandatory and without his participation, she couldn’t be sure he would return to future court dates.

“If it wasn’t clear before, it’s clear now,” Amon told Morrison.

His temporary attorney, Michelle Gelernt, said Morrison missed the appointments for a dental surgery and meetings with lawyers on his state cases.

Morrison has been traveling on a rocky road since he was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay $71,000 in restitution on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges in 2015.

Court documents show Morrison first violated his probation on Feb. 25, 2016 and was sentenced to three months in a Brooklyn re-entry center with three years’ supervised release.

While living with his mother and working on and off in a Manhattan ice cream parlor to pay his restitution, he was arrested for allegedly fighting his NYPD-officer brother. He was slapped with attempted assault, harassment and other charges in Brooklyn on Oct. 1, according to court documents.

When the feds caught wind of his brawl, they ordered anger management sessions before he was arrested again on Nov. 29 in Manhattan for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, trying to get her phone while driving.

Morrison is set to appear back in court on Feb. 2 for his federal violation of supervised release hearing after he attends court on his state cases.

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