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Manhunt Widens for Convicted Double Murderer Mistakenly Released From Miami Jail

Authorities have posted rewards up to $30,000 for tips after an internal investigation began into the erroneous release.

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Overview

  • James Edward Daniels, 60, was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Sept. 27 due to a stated procedural error, according to Miami-Dade Corrections.
  • Miami-Dade deputies are leading the search with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI.
  • The FBI is offering up to $20,000 for information leading to Daniels’ capture, and the sheriff’s office is offering up to $5,000, with local reporting citing a combined reward raised to $30,000.
  • Daniels was sentenced to life in March 2025 for a 2020 Opa-locka kidnapping, torture and double murder, and he had been transferred from a state prison in Lake City days earlier to face additional charges.
  • Corrections officials say a full internal affairs review is underway, and CBS Miami reported the Marshals were not notified of the release for about a day.