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A registered sex offender is back behind bars after he was mistakenly released from a Baltimore County jail last month.
Ernest Clark was arrested Monday, less than 24 hours after police released his photo to the public.
But Clark spent three weeks on the run, and many people are questioning why police waited to inform the public that a potentially dangerous man was mistakenly released from custody.
Baltimore City police say they were following leads, and media attention may have encouraged Clark to flee.
But sheriff's deputies in Baltimore County are responsible for losing the paperwork that ultimately led to Clark's release. That department has yet to comment on the matter.
Clark had been ordered held without bail on charges that he raped a woman in Herring Run Park in 2000.
Clark was charged with first-degree rape two months ago after a Cold Case Squad used DNA evidence to link him to the attack in 2000.
At the time the charges were filed, Clark was serving a four-year prison sentence for failing to register as a sex offender.
Ernest Clark was arrested Monday, less than 24 hours after police released his photo to the public.
But Clark spent three weeks on the run, and many people are questioning why police waited to inform the public that a potentially dangerous man was mistakenly released from custody.
Baltimore City police say they were following leads, and media attention may have encouraged Clark to flee.
But sheriff's deputies in Baltimore County are responsible for losing the paperwork that ultimately led to Clark's release. That department has yet to comment on the matter.
Clark had been ordered held without bail on charges that he raped a woman in Herring Run Park in 2000.
Clark was charged with first-degree rape two months ago after a Cold Case Squad used DNA evidence to link him to the attack in 2000.
At the time the charges were filed, Clark was serving a four-year prison sentence for failing to register as a sex offender.
Wednesday, July 14 2010, 11:28 PM EDT
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