There’s some finger pointing in the political fallout of a murder suspect’s release from police custody in Broward County.

On Tuesday afternoon Broward State Attorney’s Office public information officer Paula McMahon released a statement asserting prosecutors followed the proper procedures in notifying the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the Broward Clerk of Courts that defendant Eric Vail was still facing a first-degree murder charge. Vail, who has been accused of murdering Wadarius Harris in October 2018, was indicted for second-degree murder before a grand jury opted to upgrade the charges in April.  He was mistakenly released from jail on Thursday after it was learned the second-degree murder charges against him had been dismissed.

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