Jun. 26, 2024 13:31 PM EST

Suspect In Ohio Killing Rearrested After Jail Freed Him By Mistake

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2019 photo shows The Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Cleveland. Authorities say a suspect in a killing has been mistakenly released from an Ohio jail because of a typo. A warrant was issued Tuesday, June 25, 2024 for 22-year-old Amarion Sanders. He is charged with aggravated murder and was awaiting trial in the Cuyahoga County Jail on $1 million bail. Sanders was mistakenly released Monday after charges were dismissed against a man in an unrelated case, and that defendant’s court case number was somehow entered incorrectly. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, file) Tony Dejak, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - This Feb. 20, 2019 photo shows The Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Cleveland. Authorities say a suspect in a killing has been mistakenly released from an Ohio jail because of a typo. A warrant was issued Tuesday, June 25, 2024 for 22-year-old Amarion Sanders. He is charged with aggravated murder and was awaiting trial in the Cuyahoga County Jail on $1 million bail. Sanders was mistakenly released Monday after charges were dismissed against a man in an unrelated case, and that defendant’s court case number was somehow entered incorrectly. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, file)
This photo released by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department shows Amarion Sanders, a suspect in an Ohio killing who was mistakenly released from jail due to a clerical error, was captured Wednesday, June 26, 2024, authorities said. U.S. marshals arrested Sanders, 22, of Cleveland, during a morning traffic stop in the city. Sanders was mistakenly released Monday from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Cleveland, where he was being held on $1 million bail. (Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department via AP)
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A suspect in an Ohio killing who was mistakenly released from jail because of a clerical error was captured Wednesday, authorities said.

U.S. marshals arrested Amarion Sanders, 22, of Cleveland, during a morning traffic stop in the city.

Sanders was mistakenly released Monday from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Cleveland, where he was being held on $1 million bail. The jail let him go after charges were dismissed against a man in an unrelated case, and that defendant's court case number was somehow entered incorrectly.

Sanders' trial was due to start Aug. 19. He's charged with aggravated murder in connection with a September 2023 shooting in Cleveland and has maintained his innocence. His attorney did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

County, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, helped search for Sanders.

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