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Fugitive Freed by Mistake: New Orleans on High Alert

7/27/2025

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New Orleans officials are calling on fugitive Khalil Bryan to surrender after a clerical blunder mistakenly freed him from the Orleans Parish Justice Center. Sheriff Susan Hutson has accepted full responsibility for the human error, raising concerns as Bryan, 30, has a history of violent crimes. The community is on high alert.

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New Orleans officials are calling on fugitive Khalil Bryan to surrender after a clerical blunder mistakenly freed him from the Orleans Parish Justice Center. Sheriff Susan Hutson has accepted full responsibility for the human error, raising concerns as Bryan, 30, has a history of violent crimes. The community is on high alert.