HCSO officials said 36-year-old Troy Dugas was getting ready to serve a five-year prison sentence for assaulting a family member in Fort Bend County and a two-year sentence for evading arrest in Brazoria County.
He was mistakenly released from the Harris County Jail on Sunday around 4:30 p.m.
Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, HCSO announced Dugas was caught in Fort Lauderdale.
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