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Mistakenly Released New Orleans Inmate Captured in Texas After Monthlong Manhunt

A Crime Stoppers tip routed through U.S. Marshals pinpointed his location in Harris County, officials said.

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Khalil Bryan was apprehended in Texas, on Aug. 20, 2025.
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Overview

  • Authorities arrested 30-year-old Khalil Bryan on Aug. 20 in Cypress, Texas, following a tip processed with the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.
  • Bryan tried to flee out a window before being taken into custody, treated for minor injuries, and booked into the Harris County Jail, with two others at the scene arrested on unrelated warrants.
  • He is set to be transported back to New Orleans to face pending charges, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
  • Bryan was mistakenly released from the Orleans Justice Center on July 25 after staff confused him with another inmate sharing his last name during overnight processing, which the sheriff called human failure and a protocol lapse.
  • The sheriff’s office fired two deputies, suspended five staffers, and instituted mandatory supervisory review of all releases with added training while revising release protocols and conducting a personnel audit.