Florida Convicted Killer Mistakenly Released, Arrested in Georgia

James Edward Daniels, 60, a member of a group convicted in the 2020 Opa-locka kidnappings, torture and double murders and sentenced to life in March, was mistakenly released from Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center because of a reported “procedural error.” Miami-Dade Corrections has opened an internal affairs probe and said anyone responsible will be held accountable. After a multistate manhunt and a $30,000 reward, U.S. Marshals and federal and local partners located and arrested Daniels in Georgia (reported in Reynolds and Macon), with body-camera footage documenting the arrest. Reynolds Councilwoman Timishea Price was also arrested and charged with hindering apprehension amid allegations she was in contact with Daniels, and authorities say additional charges may follow. Extradition back to South Florida is expected soon as the DEA, FBI, MDSO, Opa-locka police and other agencies continue coordinating the investigation into the release and recapture.