Samuel Saxon, the Cincinnati-based U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leader charged with strangling a woman last week, was released from the Hamilton County Jail Thursday and transferred into the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), jail employees confirmed to CityBeat.
Jail employees said Saxon was released on a writ and that his bond was not paid. A writ is a court order directing a detaining authority to deliver a person into custody. It was not immediately clear what agency issued the writ.
While Hamilton County confirmed Saxon is now in federal custody, it remains unclear whether he is facing federal charges. Saxon’s name has not yet appeared on the inmate rosters for Kenton County or Butler County jails, both of which house inmates under contract with the federal government…