Allen told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne that for about 12 hours last month, a convicted killer was missing inside the Clayton County Jail. “There was a jail lockdown,” Allen said.

The convicted murderer mistakenly released from jail will soon be headed back to Georgia.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for ...

He had his initial appearance in court Wednesday and was being held in the Fayette County Jail on a $20,000 bail. The Clayton County Board of Supervisors, in a meeting Thursday afternoon ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Three staff members at the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office have been fired following the mistaken release of a convicted killer from the county jail last month ...