3 hours agoIt happens in the United States: Police are losing their records, released for murder
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)A Texas man who was expected to stand trial this week for murder charges has been released on parole, since Dallas police announced that the material for his case may be among the data that has been lost from the computer system. A judge in Dallas released him on parole [...]
A judge in Dallas on bail released suspect Joan Pitts, as prosecutors demanded that the trial be postponed while working with police to find out whether the random material is part of the information lost from the computer system.
The release of the suspect, who is accused of killing Shun Handy in 2019, was ordered at the time when authorities are trying to find out that the material of how many cases has disappeared from the data system, writes IndependentReport Express.
The suspect was released without being forced to pay for bail, because the law requires the person to be released if prosecutors are not ready at the time of trial, said his lawyer, George Ashford.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said that the release of this person highlights the data loss seriousist. Dallas's “people deserve answers to what happened, why the staff kept this in silence for several months and what can be done to solve these critical problems affecting public safety”, Johnson said in a statement.
