An intense manhunt is under way in Louisiana for a man convicted of manslaughter after he was accidentally released from prison, a corrections spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Benjuiel Johnson completed his time on three felony convictions at Louisiana’s Dixon Correctional Institute, and on Sept. 22 was transferred to another jurisdiction where he faced charges in a separate case before being released.
Johnson should never have been released from Dixon because he still had a sentence to serve following a conviction in Iberville parish, said Pam Laborde, a spokeswoman for the Louisiana Department of Corrections. The person processing Johnson’s release paperwork should have noticed the information on the rap sheet and called Iberville parish for details, she said.
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