The Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole in September granted Lett a rare early parole, which Lett has closely adhered to in the months since his release. But the state said they erred in setting Lett's hearing after a 2019 change in parole laws. Lett's early parole consideration date was set for 2020 when he was first sentenced for cocaine trafficking in 2018. Lett is expected to report for arrest on Friday morning. "The parole board issued a warrant for Sgt. Lett’s arrest immediately after the hearing," said Hannah Riley, communications director for the Southern Center for Human Rights, which represented Lett in his parole case. "He will be taken into custody tomorrow morning — his birthday."