Crime & Safety
BREAKING NEWS: Man Acquitted in Child's Death is Released from Custody
Richard Tuite was discharged from county jail in San Diego today. He had been convicted in the 1998 killing a 12-year-old girl.
A man acquitted in a retrial this month of the 1998 stabbing death of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe of Escondido was released from custody today to begin a brief stint on parole.
Richard Tuite, 44, was discharged from county jail in San Diego in the early afternoon, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Due to the amount of time Tuite has spent in custody in the long-running case, he will spend only 10 days on parole, the maximum allowed by law, CDCR spokesman Bill Sessa said.
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