Search underway for murder suspect accidentally released from California jail

A search is underway in California for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from jail last week.

A search is underway in California for a murder suspect who was accidentally released from jail last week.

Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Washington, was released Oct. 22 from the Martinez Detention Facility in Martinez, California.

Andrews, 20, was being held on local charges, a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento and an out-of-state warrant for homicide, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday.

Isaiah Jamon AndrewsContra Costa Sheriff / via FacebookAfter the staff realized Andrews had been mistakenly released, a search of the immediate area was launched, but he was not found.

The sheriff's office said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding his release.