An inmate was mistakenly released from a New Orleans jail, sparking an ongoing manhunt, authorities said Friday. Khalil Bryan, 30, was released from the Orleans Justice Center on Friday due to a "human error," when he was confused with an individual with a similar last name, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson.

Sheriff Susan Hutson said the inmate was released after OPSO mixed him up with a person with the same last name.

Roughly two months after 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, a "human error" resulted in the release of another inmate by mistake. On Friday, July 25, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson held a press conference to address why Khalil Bryan,