A young Albany man who became a symbol for the Raise The Age initiative suffers another setback.
Marquis Dixon was arrested last Thursday, charged with petit larceny and forgery for allegedly using a counterfeit 20 dollar bill to buy ice cream. He was arraigned Friday before Albany city court Judge Joshua Farrell. He was released and ordered to appear at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.
Dixon served three and half years of a 4-12 year prison sentence for stealing a pair of sneakers when he was 17. He inspired social media hashtag #ReleaseMarquis and also is associated with the #RaiseTheAge movement. Since his release from prison and having been granted youthful offender status, Dixon reportedly violated parole twice.