Jury finds SC man not guilty of murder

A man who was the subject of a massive manhunt after he was released from a state prison instead of being sent to a Darlington County jail to face a murder charge has been acquitted.

A Darlington County jury found Mardrall Addison not guilty of murder in the June 2007 killing of Wildrikus Hough.

Addison was mistakenly released from a state prison in December 2007 after serving his time for a probation violation. He was supposed to be sent to the Darlington County jail to await trial instead and spent four days free before turning himself in.

At the time, county officials said their workers failed to thoroughly check paperwork and told the state prison to release Addison.