A man who is the prime suspect in a Seattle homicide was mistakenly released from a California jail last week and remains at large, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities are now searching for the 20-year-old following what officials are calling an erroneous release from custody.
Isaiah Jamon Andrews, of Kent, Washington, was mistakenly released from the Martinez Detention Facility on October 22, just two days after appearing in court for an extradition hearing. Andrews was supposed to be held in custody without bail as he awaited transfer to King County Jail in Seattle to face homicide charges.
Andrews is the lead suspect in the October 15 shooting death of a 20-year-old man at a hotel in Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood, according to the Seattle Police Department. He was arrested on October 18 in Contra Costa County after a police chase involving multiple agencies.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that after staff realized the error, they launched a search of the immediate area but found that Andrews was no longer there. The U.S. Marshals Service has now joined the ongoing manhunt to locate the missing suspect.
The public was not alerted to Andrews’ erroneous release until Monday, five days after he slipped away.
The sheriff’s office has not yet provided an explanation for the mistake that led to Andrews being set free. They stated that an internal investigation into what went wrong at the jail is underway.
Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Andrews is asked to call 9-1-1. The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office can be reached at (925) 646-2441. For any tips, email: tips@so.cccounty.us or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous voice message.
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