By Stephen Dean
The Indy Channel
INDIANAPOLIS — The ex-con who killed an Indianapolis police officer Friday morning now tops the list of prisoners released after serving only months of their sentences, the Call 6 Investigators have found.
Indiana Department of Corrections records show Steven Byrdo, 24, was a repeat drug dealer who served only a portion of his latest sentence: 16 months for dealing cocaine.
He is among a growing list of inmates who commit new crimes and violence after being released from prison long before their sentences have been served.
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