Accused gunman in Lady Gaga dog theft is mistakenly released from jail
09.04.2022 - 14:13
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A man accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker and snatching her two French bulldogs has been mistaken released from hail.
James Jackson, who was facing attempted murder charge, was released from Los Angeles County’s jail earlier this week due to a ‘clerical error’, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The 19-year-old was one of five people arrested in connection with the attack on the pop star’s dog walker in Hollywood in February 2021.
It has been claimed that Jackson, alongside two other alleged gang members, had driven around seeking expensive French bulldogs to steal near Sunset Boulevard.
The group allegedly spotted, tailed and robbed Ryan Fischer as he walked Lady Gaga’s dogs.
Mr Fischer was hit, choked and then shot in an attack captured by the doorbell camera of a nearby home.
The camera recorded the dog walker screaming “Oh, my God. I’ve been shot!” and “Help me!” and “I’m bleeding out from my chest”.
Mr Fischer lost part of a lung.
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“While I’m deeply concerned at the events that led to his release, I’m confident law enforcement will rectify the error,” Mr Fischer said in a statement obtained by KABC-TV.
“I ask for Mr Jackson to turn himself over to the authorities, so resolution to the crime committed against