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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick held a news conference to discuss a mistaken prisoner release incident on Friday, July 25.
NOPD officials said Kirkpatrick would "address an incident involving the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in which a prisoner was mistakenly released from custody."
"I want to make a sincere apology to the people of new Orleans. The mistake and release of Khalil Bryan was a serious error and as sheriff, I take full responsibility," Sheriff Susan Hutson said.
According to the OPSO, 30-year-old Khalil Bryan was mistakenly released due to a clerical error. They said his incorrect release was "due to a misidentification between two individuals with a similar last name."
Khalil Bryan (Courtesy: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office)OPSO officials said Bryan faces non-violent and violent charges, including illegal possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer. Deputies said he also has an active warrant from Criminal District Court Section H for aggravated assault with a firearm, domestic abuse child endangerment and home invasion.
He was reportedly also being held as part of a warrant in Jefferson Parish.
OPSO officials said the victims have been notified, as well as the NOPD, the Louisiana Attorney General's Office and the presiding judge.
A manhunt including both local and state partners is now underway to bring Bryan back into custody.
"The New Orleans police department's violent offense warrant squad is actively searching for Bryan and our department is responding with urgency," NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.
As of now, the OPSO is unsure if Bryan was aware of this mistake at the time of his release.
The type of charges he will face upon his return to jail is uncertain at this time.
"That will be up to the district attorney's office as to what type of charges will be filed, if any," Kirkpatrick said.
The OPSO is now conducting an internal investigation into what led to this incident and Hutson says disciplinary action is expected.
"This isn't about blame. This is about accountability and action and we are taking both. We are committed to correcting the internal processes that happened and preventing any future incident," Hutson said.
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