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12-04-2025
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Man, Who Was Mistakenly Released from Georgia Jail After Murdering His Girlfriend, Found in Florida After 2 Weeks on the Run
Kathan Guzman was "released in error" from a Georgia jail in March, following a guilty verdict for the killing of his girlfriend He was apprehended in Florida two weeks later in April Guzman was found guilty in 2024 of one count of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault for the 2022 death of his 19-year-old girlfriend Delila Grayson A Georgia man, who was mistakenly released from jail following a guilty verdict for the killing of his girlfriend, has been found after two weeks in a different state, authorities said. On Friday, April 11, Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen shared a statement on the sheriff's office's official Facebook account, announcing that the U.S. Marshals Service apprehended Kathan Guzman in Florida. "Investigators quickly gathered intelligence, followed up on leads, deployed surveillance teams, brainstormed ideas, and utilized a variety of techniques to narrow down Guzman's location—which was determined to be outside the state of Georgia," the statement said. "Once I contacted the U.S. Marshals and turned over all the information gathered, they began their work," Allen continued. According to ABC News, which cited the U.S. Marshals Service, Guzman was taken into custody in the city of Ocoee, where he was "arrested without incident at his mother's residence" by the Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was booked into the Orange County Jail and will be extradited to Georgia, per WSB-TV. Related: Fla. Child's Father Charged with Her Murder 2 Years After Reporting Her Missing: Police PEOPLE has reached out to the U.S. Marshals Service office for comment. Guzman was "released in error" from the Clayton County Jail at approximately 4:49 p.m. local time on March 27. "The cause of the release is under investigation, and disciplinary actions are pending. Once the investigation is complete, it may result in the termination of employees within the Clayton County Sheriff's Office," Allen said in his statement. He added that Guzman's "inadvertent release" was discovered on April 8, 2025, at approximately 1:47 p.m., when "the District Attorney's Office of the Clayton County Judicial Circuit contacted me directly inquiring about Guzman." Related: Five N.J. School Employees Fired After Non-Verbal Girl With Autism, 8, Was Bound With Tape Over Her Mouth in Classroom The Clayton County District Attorney's Office confirmed the "erroneous release" in its own statement. According to the Clayton County Sheriff's Office, when the incident occurred, Guzman was awaiting transfer to the Georgia Department of Corrections, where he was slated to serve his life sentence. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Guzman was found guilty of one count of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault in late 2024 for the August 2022 death of his then-19-year-old girlfriend Delila Grayson, according to a prior press release from the Clayton County District Attorney's Office. "After strangling Delila to death, the defendant moved her body to the bathroom, closed the door, left the apartment, and did not contact law enforcement for ten plus hours," the press release said. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
11-04-2025
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Convicted killer mistakenly released from jail taken into custody
A convicted killer who has been on the loose for weeks is now back in custody. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to our sister station WSB-TV that Kathan Guzman was arrested in Ocoee, Florida. TRENDING STORIES: 'They ran him over;' 911 call details moments person hit by 2 vehicles in deadly crash Eric Dane reveals ALS diagnosis Over a dozen firearms stolen from local gun store; $10K reward offered in investigation Guzman was mistakenly released from the Clayton County Jail in Georgia about two weeks ago before he could be moved to prison. He was convicted in October of killing his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Delila Grayson, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen said it was the result of a training failure and his workers not paying attention. He said staff looked at a court document that showed a motion to nolle prosse, or not prosecute. The sheriff said if they had looked further, they would have seen a necrophilia charge was nolle prossed, and the jury convicted Guzman on felony murder and aggravated assault. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
09-04-2025
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‘He's out amongst us;' Convicted killer mistakenly freed from Georgia jail
A county jail accidentally released a convicted murderer before he could be sent to prison, and the victim's family is worried for their safety. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Kathan Guzman remains on the loose. He was released only months after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing 19-year-old Delila Grayson, WSB-TV reported. Her mother, Christina Grayson, told WSB-TV she is concerned and wants to know how it happened. TRENDING STORIES: Former base commander set for court-martial next week at WPFAB Cicada infestation: Where will Brood XIV emerge? Man charged in shooting that seriously injured 46-year-old 'He's out amongst us,' she said. 'He's out walking free.' Guzman was mistakenly released from the Clayton County Jail nearly two weeks ago. Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen said it was the result of a training failure and his workers not paying attention. He said staff looked at a court document that showed a motion to nolle prosse, or not prosecute. The sheriff said if they had looked further, they would have seen a necrophilia charge was nolle prossed, and the jury convicted Guzman on felony murder and aggravated assault. 'How does this happen? How? I'm not getting a clear answer,' Grayson said. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
