Overview

• The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office mistakenly released Khalil Bryan on July 25 after deputies misidentified him due to a shared last name during bond processing.
• Bryan faced charges for possession of stolen property, drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer and held active warrants for aggravated assault, domestic abuse, child endangerment and home invasion.
• New Orleans police have declared Bryan a fugitive, released his booking images and offered up to $20,000 for information leading to his arrest while coordinating with federal and state partners.
• Sheriff Hutson launched a full internal investigation, pledged disciplinary actions and is cooperating with probes by the district attorney’s office and a state-mandated audit into jail operations.
• The incident compounds fallout from a May 16 jailbreak that still has one escapee at large and underscores longstanding operational failures under federal monitoring as Hutson navigates a tough reelection bid.