Convicted felon released by mistake taken back into custody during drag, sneaker bust

ATLANTA - Stephen McAllister, a violent convicted felon, was released by mistake. That was back in January. 

He traded a six-foot cell for a place where he could keep a low profile -- the penthouse floor of a complex in the heart of buckhead. 

Using some investigative techniques, Fulton Sheriff's Captain Corey Henry said a fugitive task force located McAllister's whereabouts.

They got a search warrant and checked it out. Another occupant opened the door. Henry said McAllister, also known as lil Steve, was curled up under the bed. 

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He came out without resisting. Henry said drugs, nearly $20,000 in cash and a weapon were seized. 

And there was something else of high value -- several pairs of sneakers -- with a value estimated at $11,000.

$11,000 in sneakers confiscated during a drug bust in Atlanta (FOX 5 Atlanta).

Henry said an outside agency made the error. The convict has been returned to state custody. 

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