California authorities mistakenly released a murder suspect wanted in Seattle, triggering a multistate manhunt and outrage from the victim’s family.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office (CCCSO) confirmed that 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews was erroneously released from the Martinez Detention Facility on Oct. 22, despite an active Washington state murder warrant.
Andrews was arrested in California three days after the Oct. 15 shooting death of Theodore Wheeler IV, 20, in Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood. He was awaiting extradition to Washington when the release occurred…