PALMER PARK, Md. – Prince George’s County police say Frederick Scott, the murder suspect who was released from jail by accident, is back in custody on Tuesday night.
The county had asked for the public’s help in locating Scott on Nov. 20 after he was mistakenly granted bail.
No details have been released yet about the nature of his recapture.
Frederick Scott, 24, of Chillum, Md., is charged with murder in the March shooting death of 30-year-old Phillip Watson of Washington. Scott was arrested in May in Las Vegas and was extradited to Maryland, where he was held on a no bond status.
But police say a clerical error led to Scott being granted bond and released earlier this month. The court issued a bench warrant for Scott on Friday after the mistake was noticed.
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