Manhunt continues for Los Angeles inmate mistakenly freed
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Investigators scrambling to recapture a Los Angeles County murder suspect have been notifying potential targets of his accidental freedom, interviewing those who know him best and chasing down tips from the public.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s Cmdr. Keith Swensson said Wednesday that finding 37-year-old Steven Lawrence Wright is the No. 1 priority of the department’s Major Crimes Division.
Wright was accidentally released from the Inmate Reception Center on Saturday afternoon. Deputies didn’t realize the mistake until more than 24 hours later.
A $20,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
Wright’s release comes after three inmates escaped a jail last month in neighbouring Orange County. They have been recaptured.
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This story has been corrected to show that the escape in Orange County happened in January, not February.
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