Mistake leads to detainee being released from WNC jail

A glaring mix up at a Western North Carolina jail led to the mistaken release of a dangerous detainee. Last Thursday, Joseph Shustek was released from the Buncombe County Detention Center.

He had been found guilty last month on charges of assaulting a woman and assault with a deadly weapon. The exact details of how his release happened are unclear…

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