US EditionSearch Underway for Inmate Wrongly Released From Martinez Detention Facility
Isaiah Jamon Andrews was mistakenly released despite an active murder warrant and pending extradition, prompting a multi-agency manhunt in Contra Costa County.
- On Oct. 22, 2025, Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, of Kent, Washington, was mistakenly released from the Martinez Detention Facility, prompting immediate concern from deputies.
- Earlier this month Andrews was arrested Oct. 18 in Antioch after a police chase and held on local charges, a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento, and an out-of-state arrest warrant for homicide with extradition expected to Seattle.
- Sheriff's deputies discovered the unauthorized release, searched the area around Martinez Detention Facility, and soon determined Andrews was no longer nearby; the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office waited until Monday, October 27, 2025, to announce it publicly.
- Authorities launched a multi-agency manhunt involving the U.S. Marshals Service, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office and other local police agencies, urging the public to call 911 or use the anonymous tip line 866-846-3592 and tips@so.cccounty.us.
- The sheriff's office says the release is under investigation and Seattle Police Department declined to comment, referring questions to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office; the unidentified victim has not been publicly identified.
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California police mistakenly release murder suspect
California police mistakenly released a murder suspect awaiting extradition, setting off a manhunt. A statement from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department identified the former prisoner as Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, a man formerly being held in the Martinez Detention Facility in California. While waiting for his extradition to Seattle, however, authorities mistakenly released him on Wednesday. Police realized their mistake by Monday, sending out …
Search underway for inmate wrongly released from Martinez Detention Facility
MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) -- The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is looking for a suspect who was mistakenly released from jail. The inmate, 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Washington, was released on Oct. 22 from the Martinez Detention Facility. Replacement AI billboards around SF highlight risks of AI in apparent satire At the time of his release, Andrews had been held on local charges, a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento, a…
Day Around the Bay: Possibly Dangerous Inmate Released By Mistake In Contra Costa County
Local:The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is telling the public to be on the lookout for a county jail inmate, Isaiah Jamon Andrews, who was mistakenly released from custody. The 20-year-old man from Kent, Washington was released last Wednesday in error; he's accused locally in connection with a police pursuit, but he's wanted on an arrest warrant for homicide stemming from a fatal shooting outside a Seattle hotel. [CC Sheriff/Facebook]Alas…
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