Minnesota murder suspect mistakenly released from Indiana jail captured after two weeks on the run
Before his release, Kevin Mason, 28, had been arrested in the 2021 homicide of Dontevious Catchings in Minnesota, authorities said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A murder suspect mistakenly released from an Indiana jail earlier this month was captured in Minnesota after two weeks on the run, authorities said Wednesday.
Kevin Mason, 28, was apprehended in St. Paul around 2 p.m. by the United States Marshals Service. He had been released due to a clerical error, authorities said.
"I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and congratulations to the USMS for concluding this manhunt and safely bringing Mason back into custody," said Marion County Sheriff Kerry J. Forestal.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Our federal partners have kept us informed throughout the entire process. We are truly thankful for their assistance and wide resources — most specifically, their task force partnerships with local law enforcement agencies that have allowed them to pursue Kevin Mason throughout the country."
Kevin Mason was mistakenly released from the Adult Detention Center in Indiana Sept. 13 but was captured by federal authorities Wednesday in Minnesota. (The Marion County Sheriff’s Office )
Mason was released by mistake from the Adult Detention Center in Indianapolis Sept. 13, days after his arrest on suspicion of the 2021 killing of Dontevious Catchings in Minnesota. He was arrested on three separate warrants from Minnesota.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An inmate records clerk at the detention center cleared two of the holds by mistake, and authorities in Minnesota removed the last hold, not realizing the other two had been lifted, authorities said.
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Two Marion County Sheriff's Office employees have been terminated over Mason's release, the sheriff's office said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities found out about his release within hours but intentionally withheld the information from the public for six days in an effort to keep a "tactical advantage," they said.
During the manhunt, Forestal said, Mason received assistance from Desiree Oliver, 29, a nurse who was subsequently arrested on one count of assisting a criminal. Forestal said Oliver is believed to be Mason's girlfriend.
Officers from multiple agencies are pursuing different leads to find 28-year-old Kevin Mason, who was mistakenly released from the Adult Detention Center Sept. 13. (Marion County Sheriff's Office)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the sheriff, she picked him up in her car and drove him to get a cellphone and clothes.
"She has not cooperated. We arrested her today at 2 o'clock," the Marion County sheriff said last week, according to IndyStar.
There are no charges for Mason in Indiana, authorities said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News' Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.