Patrick Cannon released Thursday from West Virginia prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After almost two years, Charlotte's former mayor, Patrick Cannon, was released Thursday from a federal prison in Morgantown, West Virginia, prison officials told Channel 9.

Cannon was sent to FCI Morgantown federal prison in West Virginia on Nov. 18, 2014 to serve his 44-month sentence after he was convicted on federal charges for accepting more than $50,000 in bribes when he was the mayor of Charlotte.

A prison official said Cannon is now the responsibility of the Residential Re-entry Management office in Raleigh.

Cannon was sentenced to more than three-and-a-half years but ultimately will have served about one year and 10 months because of his participation in a substance abuse treatment program and good behavior.

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Cannon is under the supervision of the Residential Re-entry Management Office. It's unclear whether he's on home confinement or in a halfway house.

He will also be under a two year supervised release. During that time, he will report to a probation officer and have several restrictions. Experts said it might include not have contact with other felons or traveling to certain places.

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