A convict murderer who was released by error of the jail in March was arrested and arrested in Florida on Friday, authorities said.
Kathan Guzman was arrested for the US Sheriffs service without incident, according to Orange County Sheriff’s office.
The US Sheriff Service. UU. He did not immediately respond to a request for comments. Guzmán is stopped in Florida, reported NBC WXIA-TV affiliate.
Guzman was sentenced to life imprisonment in October 2024 for a murder in Clayton County, Georgia, according to Clayton County Sheriff, Levon Allen. WXIA-TV reported that he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Delila Grayson, 19, in 2022.
While waiting for transport to the Georgia corrections department to comply with his sentence, Guzman was released by mistake from Clayton County prison on March 27, Allen said in a statement. The officials only realized the error on Tuesday when the Clayton County District Office contacted Allen about Guzman.
Allen said he activated the fugitive team of the office, contacted the local agencies for the application of the law to obtain help and delivered all the information to the US Sheriffs’
Guzman was arrested in Oroee, Florida, on Friday morning by the US Sheriff Service, according to Orange County Sheriff’s office.
It is not clear immediately what led to the release of Guzmán from jail.
“The cause of liberation is under investigation, and disciplinary actions are pending,” said Allen. “Once the investigation is completed, it can result in the completion of the employees within the Clayton County Sheriff’s office.”
