Crime & Safety
4 Rikers Workers Suspended After Murder Suspect Christopher Buggs Mistakenly Released
An assistant warden, a supervisor and 2 corrections officers are off the job now, pending an investigation.
March 12, 2021
Four workers at Rikers Island have been suspended after a murder suspect was mistakenly let out of jail.
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Christopher Buggs, 26, was released Monday due to a clerical error.
He had been locked up since 2018 while awaiting trial on murder and weapons charges.
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