HOUSTON (KIAH) — Deputies said that an inmate from the Harris County Jail was mistakenly released on Sunday and needs the public’s help to find him.

Troy Dugas was released from jail on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. He was due to begin a five-year sentence at a state prison for assaulting a family member in Fort Bend County, along with a two-year sentence for evading arrest in Brazoria County.

Preliminary indications are that jail staff did not properly document his state prison sentence in his file, leading to the mistaken assumption that Dugas was eligible for release once his Harris County charges were dismissed.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office said that a thorough investigation will be conducted to determine the circumstances that led to Dugas’ erroneous release from jail.

Dugas, 36, is a

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