SEDGWICK COUNTY —The search for an inmate released from jail by mistake last month is over.
On March 24, inmate Elijah Nehemiah Reed, 20, was released from the Sedgwick County Detention Facility in error, according to Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick.
On April 8 police arrested Reed in Fort Worth, Texas on an outstanding warrant related to his pending criminal case in Sedgwick County District Court, Blick confirmed on Monday.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Extradition Unit flew to Fort Worth on April 20 and returned Elijah Reed to the Sedgwick County Detention Facility.
Reed was in custody on two writs to detain through the Juvenile District Court and a criminal possession of a firearm charge through the Adult District Court. After the adult case was dismissed by the District Court a paperwork error in the Sheriff’s Office was made concerning the sentencing status of the two juvenile cases and Reed was released from custody in error. Authorities said he was dangerous and possibly armed.