Lady Gaga's dog walker 'deeply concerned' after man who allegedly shot him mistakenly released from jail

• The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday.
• Lady Gaga's dog walker shared that he's "deeply concerned" about the release on Instagram.

Lady Gaga's dog walker spoke out Friday after the man accused of shooting him and stealing Gaga's bulldogs was mistakenly released from custody.

Ryan Fischer said in a statement posted to his Instagram account that he is "deeply concerned" after the release of James Howard Jackson, 19, on Wednesday. Jackson was one of five people arrested in connection with the attack, which took place on February 24, 2021, according to Insider's Kelly McLaughlin and Cheryl Teh.

"While I'm deeply concerned at the events that led to his release, I'm confident law enforcement will rectify the error. I ask for Mr. Jackson to turn himself over to the authorities, so resolution to the crime committed against me runs its course, whatever the courts determine that outcome to be," Fischer wrote. "Thank you to everyone who is supporting me during this time."

Fischer did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

In a statement sent to Insider on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shared that Jackson's release was "due to a clerical error" after he attended court proceedings at the Clara Shortridge Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday. The department said in the statement that it was still investigating Jackson's "inadvertent" release.

The sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau is working to get Jackson back in custody, the statement continued.

Fischer was shot with a semiautomatic weapon after a struggle with his attackers, leaving him seriously injured, Insider previously reported. According to People, Fischer suffered a collapsed lung after the shooting.

Security footage shared by KABC showed the men leaving the scene with two of Gaga's three French bulldogs named Koji and Gustav.

Gaga, who was in Italy at the time of the attack, offered a $500,000 reward on Instagram for any information about the dogs.

In the post's caption, Gaga praised Fischer for his bravery during the attack.

"I continue to love you, Ryan Fischer, you risked your life to fight for our family," she wrote.

The dogs were later recovered safely on February 26, 2021, two days after the shooting.