DALLAS (AP) – A man charged in the death of a psychiatric hospital physician has been caught after Dallas County jailers last week mistakenly released him.
WFAA-TV in Dallas reports that authorities on Thursday apprehended 55-year-old Tony Cason, who was being held on a manslaughter charge.
The Dallas County district attorney’s office says it was contacted Wednesday by someone in the community saying that Cason had been released.
It’s not clear why he was set free Friday. A spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, which operates the jail, did not return a call for comment.
Police have said Cason was a patient at Timberlawn Hospital when he became agitated June 30 after being told he would be transferred to another facility. He tackled Dr. Ruth Mardock and caused her head to strike the hard floor.
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