'Something went wrong': in Florida, the court accidentally released a dangerous criminal

From a Broward County jail, a Florida resident accused of first-degree murder was released, but now they are trying to arrest him.

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Eric Vail, 28, was arrested in January for fatally shooting a man in October 2018 and charged with second-degree murder. However, in April, a grand jury indicted Vail and his accomplice on first-degree murder charges. So Vail faces two charges in Broward Circuit Court - one stemming from the January arrest and the other stemming from a grand jury indictment in April.

On Thursday, 30 in May, the district judge closed the January case, as these charges were included in the April indictment. Despite the ongoing second case, Vail was released the same day, prison officials said.

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“Something went wrong here. Very wrong,” defense attorney Howard Finkelstein said.

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“All I can tell you is that he should not be free,” Finkelstein said. — We haven't heard anything from the client. We have no idea where he is."

The sheriff's office said the only information it has received is that the case has been closed.

“On Thursday, the Broward Sheriff's Office received unequivocal instructions from the State Attorney's Office that the second-degree murder charge against Eric Vail has been dropped,” the sheriff's office said in a statement.

The State Prosecutor’s Office responded that the sheriff’s office should have been aware of the second case.

“The sheriff's office brought the defendant to court on a first-degree murder charge, so it is difficult to understand how the sheriff's office did not know about the first-degree murder charge,” said Paula McMahon, a spokeswoman for the state's attorney.

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The charges relate to the October shooting. According to investigators, Christopher Averi Campbell and Vale drove a Nissan Altima when they drove up to 27-year-old Wadarius Harris, the driver of a Chevy pickup truck, and fired an AR-15 rifle.

Harris died almost instantly, but his pickup truck swerved, hit a pole and overturned, investigators said. Investigators concluded that Vail was the shooter and Campbell was the driver of the Nissan.

Anyone who has information about Weil's whereabouts should contact Broward Crime Stoppers at: 954-493-8477.

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