TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Florida authorities arrested a man who was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail where he was awaiting trial on homicide and armed robbery charges.

Titusville, Fla. police said Dramoski Perkins was arrested at 1 a.m. Saturday.

Police stopped Perkins and said he ran when they found cocaine on him. After a chase, officers arrested Perkins, who initially gave them another name.

Officers discovered he was wanted on a warrant in Doughtery County Officials there said he had been mistakenly released from jail.

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