Is Our Criminal Justice System Failing Us Again?

An attorney for the family of Mitricce Richardson says the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is responsible for the 24-year-old's disappearance. Richardson, a Los Angeles resident, was last seen leaving the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Malibu/Lost Hills substation Sept. 17 after being released following her arrest, for suspicion of being in possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and failing to pay for dinner at a local eatery.

Even though Miltrice exhibited signs of disorientation she was released on her own recognizance due to overcrowding at the jail. According to the police they offered her a stay overnight in the jail lobby, but she declined and decided to walk home on her own.

Later on about 6:30 a.m., a homeowner in the Malibu Canyon area called to say a woman was resting in the backyard. When deputies arrived, she was gone. Whitmore said the department is almost certain it was Richardson but she has not been seen since. Her parents and attorney are spearheading a search and plea to find Miltrice, and get to the bottom of who is responsible for her disappearance. Here is video of her parents on GMA today.

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