DETROIT (WWJ) -- The manhunt for a man who was mistakenly released from prison in Ohio has ended after he was apprehended in Detroit on Saturday.
Talleon Stephon Brazil was improperly released by authorities on Jan. 21 after facing criminal charges in an Ohio court, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections. The manhunt began on Jan. 30 when authorities notified the MDOC he had been improperly released.
Brazil was taken into custody by the MDOC's Absconder Recovery Unit at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday after authorities tracked him down at a home in Detroit following several days of surveillance and intelligence gathering. Authorities did not specify where Brazil was arrested.
Brazil is being lodged at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center in Jackson.
Brazil was serving time at the Saginaw Correctional Facility when on Jan. 14, he was picked up by the Scioto County Sheriff's Office in Portsmouth, Ohio to face a series of drug-related charges. Rather than keep him in custody until the criminal case had concluded, the authorities in Ohio released Brazil on bond improperly on Jan. 21.
That's when he was picked up by members of his family, who brought him back to the Detroit area.
The Absconder Recovery Unit worked in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service task force, which included Michigan State Police, Detroit Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department. The facility staff at Saginaw Correctional Facility and the MDOC's intelligence unit also provided special assistance.
"We are glad this case came to a quick resolution," said MDOC Director Heidi Washington. "And we appreciate all the assistance from our law enforcement partners who worked so cohesively to make this happen."
Brazil was sentenced to 15-40 years in prison on Feb. 26, 2010 in Wayne County for unarmed robbery, carjacking, felony firearms, possession of weapons by a felon, and delivery or manufacture of a controlled substance.
Authorities say Brazil may face additional charges related to his time eluding capture, and still faces drug charges in Ohio.
