Authorities in Georgia are searching for 30-year-old murder suspect Zion River Shaka, who was mistakenly released by Clayton County authorities last week, according to ABC affiliate WSB in Atlanta.
Last week, Shaka was transferred from the Fulton County Jail and sent to the custody of the Clayton County Sheriff's Office for a scheduled hearing with instructions to return to the Fulton County Jail afterward he was mistakenly released after the hearing, according to WSB. MORE: Video Fulton County DA Fani Willis subpoenaed.
Shaka has been in Fulton County Jail since 2020, ABC News confirmed, though details of his case have not been released.
Deputies are reportedly actively searching for Shaka's whereabouts.
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This week, officials in Fulton County said court and other systems in Georgia's most populous county were hacked over the weekend, interrupting routine operations.
Notably, he said, the outage is affecting the county's phone, court and tax systems.
This Cyber News was published on abcnews.go.com. Publication date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:29:04 +0000