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6852 4th Street
Sykesville, MD 21784

6776 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215

877.379.8636 | 410.585.3300

Director of Communications
James "Donny" Moses

Deputy Director of Media Relations
Lowell Melser

Media Relations Coordinator
Lt. Latoya Gray

media.dpscs@maryland.gov

UPDATE: Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Announces Detainee In Custody

May 21, 2024

Contact: media.dpscs@maryland.gov

Baltimore, MD (May 24, 2024) - The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) today announced that Franklin Hughes has been taken into custody.

Hughes, 30, was released from the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center on May 21st at approximately 5:10 PM. Hughes was scheduled to be transferred to Baltimore County for a violation of probation for child pornography. The Department's Intelligence and Investigative Division detectives are investigating the exact circumstances of how he could leave the building.

Hughes was apprehended on Friday, May 24th, in Baltimore by The Department's Warrant Apprehension Unit.

The Department is committed to reviewing and improving procedures to prevent similar incidents in the future.