{"id":2504086,"date":"2025-10-28T20:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-police-mistakenly-release-murder-suspect\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T20:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:13:53","slug":"california-police-mistakenly-release-murder-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-police-mistakenly-release-murder-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"California police mistakenly release murder suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-police-mistakenly-release-murder-suspect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2504086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California police mistakenly released Isaiah Jamon Andrews, a 20-year-old suspect accused of murder, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-allegedly-targeting-conn-ems-agencies\/\" title=\"Man arrested after allegedly targeting Conn. EMS agencies\">awaiting extradition<\/a> from the Martinez Detention Facility to Seattle. Andrews is suspected of fatally shooting Theodore Wheeler,20,in a Seattle hotel parking lot on October 19. Authorities realized the error several days later and launched a manhunt, wiht the U.S. marshals Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local law enforcement involved<\/a> in the search. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes attributed the mistake to the court system rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/data-shows-increase-in-law-enforcement-officer-deaths-as-crime-rates-surge\/\" title=\"Data shows increase in law enforcement officer deaths as crime rates surge\">police efforts<\/a>. The incident has caused concern among the local community,who expressed shock and a desire for more information about Andrews.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California police mistakenly release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broad-use-of-insanity-defense-draws-ire-of-floridas-top-prosecutor\/\" title=\"Broad use of insanity defense draws ire of Florida&#039;s top prosecutor\">murder suspect awaiting extradition<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2374731\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> police mistakenly released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/murder\/\">murder<\/a> suspect awaiting extradition, setting off a manhunt.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Contra Costa Sheriff&rsquo;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 a press release looking for information on the fugitive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3866900\/air-force-base-deeply-saddened-three-killed-double-murder-suicide\/\">Air Force base &#8216;deeply saddened&#8217; after three killed in &#8216;double murder-suicide&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864929\/trump-administration-quietly-purges-ice-leaders-in-five-cities-sources\/\">Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3865174\/grand-jury-indicts-suspect-setting-local-virginia-politician-fire\/\">Grand jury indicts suspect for setting local Virginia politician on fire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;After Sheriff&rsquo;s Office staff realized Andrews had been released, we launched a search of the immediate area and confirmed that Andrews was no longer in the area. The search for Andrews is ongoing by the U.S. Marshals Service. Local law enforcement agencies have also been notified,&rdquo; the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cocosheriff.org\/home\/showpublisheddocument\/770\/638971757728489296\">press release<\/a> from the CCSD read.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews is suspected of shooting and killing Theodore Wheeler, 20, in a Seattle hotel parking lot on Oct. 19. He was arrested after a car chase hundreds of miles south in California on Wednesday, the Seattle Police Department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/spdblotter.seattle.gov\/2025\/10\/20\/detectives-investigate-shooting-in-northgate-2\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/isaiah-jamon-andrews-authorities-searching-murder-suspect-mistakenly-released-martinez-detention-facility\/18077981\/\">San Francisco&rsquo;s ABC 7<\/a> that the courts were to blame rather than the police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think sometimes people forget that it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>. Cops, courts, and corrections is kind of how I always remember it. And although we did our due diligence, the courts and that part of the system, however, did not,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3866900\/air-force-base-deeply-saddened-three-killed-double-murder-suicide\/\">AIR FORCE BASE &lsquo;DEEPLY SADDENED&rsquo; AFTER THREE KILLED IN &lsquo;DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Locals speaking with the outlet voiced their shock at the news.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what to say other than it&rsquo;s a huge mistake. Wow. How does that happen?&rdquo; Falisa Johnson said. &ldquo;I want to know what he looks like and all that stuff so I can just be aware.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California cops accidentally free murder suspect awaiting extradition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2504087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP23073844324503-e1760734607516.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,66053,32847,3967],"class_list":["post-2504086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-mistaken-release","tag-murder-suspect","tag-police"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP23073844324503-e1760734607516.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504086"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504090,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504086\/revisions\/2504090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}