By C1 Staff
MARION COUNTY, Ind. — A man running for the Marion County Sheriff’s seat is alleging that the jail mistakenly released two inmates early.
An investigation into the disappearance of the two inmates is ongoing, but Emmitt Carney released a statement regarding what he believes happened, according to The Indy Channel.
“Keeping prisoners in jail is Sheriff John Layton’s most fundamental responsibility and he has failed to uphold his duty once again. These are now the seventh and eighth inmates this year that Sheriff John Layton has allowed to simply walk out of jail. The public should be outraged. Inmates are in jail for a reason, and every time Sheriff Layton mistakenly releases prisoners back into our community, he puts law abiding citizens at risk. After this many accidental releases of prisoners, the only possible conclusion is that Sheriff Layton is undeniably incapable of doing his job. The citizens of Marion County deserve better than the repeated mistakes and mismanagement we have endured with Sheriff John Layton.”
One of the two inmates has been recovered, but it is unknown if the second has been recaptured. It’s believed that a new computer system used for inmate processing contributed to the problem, if it exists. At this time the Marion County Sheriff’s Office has not found any evidence of inmate early release.