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Ohio Murder Suspect Mistakenly Released Due to Typo, Recaptured After Two Days

A clerical error led to the erroneous release of a man awaiting trial for aggravated murder, prompting a swift manhunt and his subsequent re-arrest.

  • Amarion Sanders, accused of killing Derek Driskill, was mistakenly freed from Cuyahoga County Jail due to a case number mix-up.
  • The error occurred when a court clerk entered the wrong case number, leading to Sanders' release instead of another inmate's.
  • Sanders was re-arrested by U.S. Marshals two days later after a widespread search involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
  • The Cuyahoga County Court has pledged to review its procedures to prevent similar errors in the future.
  • Sanders' trial for aggravated murder is scheduled for August.
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