Inmate accidentally released in Osceola County

An inmate considered dangerous was able to walk out of the Osceola County Jail because of an error by a Corrections Clerk. Now cops are warning the public to beware. We're talking about 48-year-old Alex Torres.

Kissimmee Police spokesperson Stacie Miller says, he kept a woman from leaving his home and tried strangling her. "He battered her pretty bad, hit her with a broomstick."

Kissimmee Police spokesperson Stacie Miller says, the woman was able to escape from Torres the next morning and filed a report at the police department. Torres was booked into the jail on November 12th and within 24 hours he walked out.

Officers say a corrections clerk made a clerical error. Now an internal investigation is under way. "He should have never been let out."

Administrators say the clerk is on paid administrative leave. Miller tells us Torres had a previous warrant for his arrest for contempt of court.

"For some reason he was able to bond out on the first one before the other charges were put in at the jail," Miller said. These most recent charges would not have allowed Torres to bond out.

"Aggravated battery, domestic violence with strangulation, with false imprisonment are very serious charges and this isn't the first time he's done this," Miller said. That's why officers are concerned, "Absolutely we think he's dangerous."

Investigators say the domestic violence happened in a home off Thacker Avenue. By law, they're not allowed to release the name of the victim or exactly where it happened.

"The victim is safe, she's worried, so we want to get him picked up as soon as possible." That's why cops want everyone to take a close look at this mug shot, hoping to put Torres back behind bars. "Once we pick him up he's not getting out for a while."

Police say the domestic violence victim has been put into a safe place, where Torres can't find her. Even though deputies are the ones that released Torres, they say he knows he's wanted and won't face additional charges when he comes back.