Police launch desperate manhunt for suspect mistakenly released from jail ahead of his prison sentence
Prisoner accidentally released from jail before his sentencing
- Houston police have launched a manhunt for Troy Dugas, 36, who was mistakenly released from Harris County Jail.
- Dugas was released on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. due to an error by jail staff.
- He was due to begin a five-year state prison sentence for assaulting a family member and a two-year sentence for evading arrest.
- Jail employees failed to properly document his state prison sentence, leading them to believe he was eligible for release after other charges were dismissed.
- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a thorough investigation into the circumstances of Dugas' erroneous release.