CARMEL, Ind. — The husband of a Carmel woman who was last seen in February 2022 has been released from the Hamilton County Jail after posting a surety bond on a gun charge.
A jail sergeant told 13News Xavier Breland was released at around 10 p.m. Thursday.
Breland was extradited from Georgia and arrived in Indiana Wednesday night.
At Breland's initial hearing, he pleaded with the judge to lower his bond to an amount his mother could afford. His bond had been set at $35,000 and prosecutors wanted it increased to $50,000.
"I just need an opportunity to get my life back in order," Breland told the judge.
Breland said he could get a job as a truck driver if he was let out of jail.
After considering the case, the judge set bond at $100,000.
Breland also said he was fighting for custody of the 1-year-old he had with Ciera Breland (Locklair), but her disappearance was not mentioned in court Thursday.
She was last seen Feb. 24, 2022 in Johns Creek, Georgia. She was visiting family there with her husband, Xavier Breland, their 5-month-old son, and their dog.
Xavier reported her missing to the Carmel Police Department on Feb. 26, but the FBI said there's no evidence that Ciera ever returned home from Georgia.
Ciera's last known location was 10545 Highgate Manor Court in Johns Creek, Georgia at 7:17 p.m. on Feb. 24. She was driving a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan with a Georgia license plate TMB5869.
The FBI has been working with both the Johns Creek Police Department and the Carmel Police Department in the investigation. Law enforcement officers have not yet ruled out foul play in her disappearance, and Xavier has been named as a person of interest in the case.
The charge he is being held on in Hamilton County is for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. That stems a gun going off in the Carmel home where Breland was staying. It happened on Feb 28, 2022 — two days after Ciera was reported missing.
According to court documents, Xavier told police he was moving a Christmas tree in the garage when he heard a gunshot and ran.
According to the arrest report, police found a gun on the garage floor, as well as a magazine with ammunition, a gold-colored bullet and bullet fragments.
Police said they also found two more handguns, magazines and ammunition in the home.
Xavier was booked into the Coweta County Jail in Georgia on March 16, 2022, after being extradited from the Hamilton County Jail for aggravated stalking. In August 2022, he was found not guilty.
The case is not related to Ciera's disappearance. The charge stemmed from a March 2021 incident in Georgia when, documents say, he hid a tracking device to stalk the mother of his child. At the time, the woman he was accused of stalking had a restraining order against him.
After being arrested and released, Xavier allegedly violated the restraining order again and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Jail records in Fulton County, Georgia show he was released on Feb. 2, 2023 with an outstanding warrant pending in Hamilton County, Indiana.
It's not the first time he's been extradited. Court records say he was arrested in 2007 on a fugitive warrant in Florida and sent back to Indiana.
Anyone with information regarding Ciera's disappearance should call the Johns Creek Police Tip Line at 678-474-1610 or the Carmel Police Department at 317-571-2500. Tips can also be reported to the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov.