In a statement to BuzzFeed News, the sheriff’s department said Jackson was freed “due to a clerical error” and that they were investigating the terms of his “inadvertent release.”
He had attended a court hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday and was released by mistake the following day.
“The investigation is continuing and the LASD Major Crimes Bureau is actively working to get Mr. Jackson back in custody,” the sheriff’s department said.
The local NBC affiliate reported, citing several law enforcement sources, that Jackson’s court hearing saw his original charges dismissed, but they were supposed to be replaced with a new indictment from a grand jury. However, the new superseding charges were not entered into the system due to an apparent administrative error.
The LA County district attorney was not immediately available for comment.
Representatives for Gaga didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
On his Instagram page, dog walker Fischer shared stories about Jackson’s release. “Lord, grant me the serenity,” he wrote in one story.
“Deep breaths,” he wrote in another.
