HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s justice minister says disciplinary action will be taken against staff at a Dartmouth jail after a man facing charges including attempted murder was mistakenly released from custody earlier this month.
Lena Metlege Diab says policies and procedures were not followed when Eliahs Knudsen Kent was discharged from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility despite facing charges including attempted murder.
Kent was being held on remand and awaiting trial for charges including home invasion and robbery when he was released Nov. 7.
He was found at an address in the Spryfield area the following day and arrested after a short foot chase.
The Justice Department says an internal review found jail staff did not verify the man’s identity through photographs, signatures or an identification bracelet before he was released.
Halifax Regional Police have also laid charges against two inmates, alleging one impersonated the other in order to obtain release.
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