Maine police are searching for a maximum-security inmate who was mistakenly released from the county jail.

The confusion occurred at the Cumberland County jail when someone arrived to bail out 20-year-old Ismail Mohamed Awad, whose bail had been set at $240.

The Portland Press Herald reported last month that a correctional officer asked that "Ismail" be brought to the front. Officers brought forward 23-year-old Ahmed Hussein Ismail and released him. He had been charged with robbery and aggravated reckless conduct with a gun.

Sheriff Mark Dion couldn't explain why Ismail's yellow jumpsuit, worn to indicate a maximum-security prisoner, didn't alert officers that he shouldn't be released. In fact, the jail has a history of mistaken releases.

Police have been looking for Ismail since then. To their credit, they've warned the public that he should be considered dangerous. Source: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com

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