According to a local district attorney, a convicted killer is on the run after he was mistakenly freed from a Georgia jail two weeks agao.
The convicted killer, Kathan Guzman, was arrested in August 2022 for a felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault and necrophilia in the strangling death of his then-girlfriend, Delila Grayson. She was 19 at the time.
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In 2024, he was convicted on the felony murder and aggravated assault charges, and sentenced to life in prison. However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.
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Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen told Channel 2 News the release was “the result of a training failure and his workers not paying attention.”
“I am not happy about this mistake made by a sheriff’s office employee,” Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley told 11Alive. “My staff worked hard to get justice for the victim’s family and to make our streets safe and we are just disappointed.”
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Mosley celebrated Guzman’s conviction just last year.
“We hope this conviction brings some measure of closure for the loved ones of Ms. Grayson, Mosley said in a release upon his conviction. “Our office is committed to holding perpetrators of such violent acts accountable and ensuring the safety of Clayton County’s residents.”
Now, the hunt for Guzman is on. According to 11Alive, the U.S. Marshals Service has been contacted to assist the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in recapturing Guzman.
