DA:Nathanial Brent Cleared Of Sexual Assault,But Escaped Before He Found Out

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Nathaniel Brent now facing escape charges

Nathanial Brent

JACKSON, Miss. -
The Hinds County district attorney said DNA evidence cleared Nathaniel Brent of sexual battery charges, but he escaped from jail days before charges were dropped.
Brent escaped from the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond on April 10 and was captured the next day after a struggle with police. Brent now faces felony charges of escape, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer.

District Attorney Robert Smith said after DNA evidence in the sexual battery case proved not to be his, a grand jury did not indict him. Smith said Brent was to be released about the time he escaped from the detention center.

Because Brent now faces the new charges related to the escape, Smith said.

Brent's bond has been set at $50,000, court officials said.

Sheriff Tyrone Lewis blamed broken locks and doors and a dysfunctional facility for Brent's escape
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[biteme]

Doesn't seem fair, he shouldn't have been in there to begin with
plus he showed them how useless their jail was

[Tundratot]

I'm sure his sentencing for the escape charges will be pretty minimal, unless the assault was pretty bad.

[VAS1326]

That fucking sucks. Hopefully it won't be too bad for him but like Tundratot said it depends on how bad
the assult was. Bet this guy is kicking himself in the ass though for running. If he didn't run he would be free by now.

[VXIII]

He probobly thought he was going to be wrongfully convicted and sent to prison for LWOP, which is a valid fear for a person in this day and age to have when they are arrested and KNOW they are innocent.