A convicted murderer was mistakenly released from Miami-Dade County's jail over the weekend, prompting a multistate manhunt led by U.S. Marshals as corrections officers face an internal investigation.

Authorities said James Edward Daniels, nicknamed "45," is considered armed and dangerous.

Daniels walked out of Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (TGK) on Saturday after what Miami-Dade corrections officials called a "procedural error."

"A full Internal Affairs investigation is underway to review the circumstances surrounding this incident and any potential failures to follow department policy," a corrections spokesperson said in a statement.

Manhunt for James Edward Daniels

Daniels has a violent history . Five years ago, investigators say, Daniels and at least two others kidn

See Full Page