Accused killer caught in Missouri after California jail mistakenly freed him

A homicide fishy who was mistakenly released from a California jailhouse past twelvemonth has been captured much than 2,000 miles distant by the U.S. Marshals Service, authorities said.

Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, was arrested Tuesday successful St. Louis, Missouri, aft months connected the tally pursuing his accidental merchandise from custody successful October, Seattle constabulary said Wednesday.

He is accused successful the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Theodore Wheeler successful Seattle’s Northgate vicinity connected Oct. 15, 2025, authorities said.

Andrews was initially arrested days aft the shooting successful Antioch, California, aft a conveyance pursuit involving aggregate instrumentality enforcement agencies and booked into the Contra Costa County Jail connected a impermanent homicide warrant.

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Isaiah Jamon Andrews, a homicide suspect, was mistakenly released from a California jailhouse earlier being captured months aboriginal by U.S. Marshals. (Seattle Police Department; Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office)

But conscionable days aft his arrest, jailhouse unit mistakenly released Andrews connected Oct. 22, adjacent though helium was being held connected section charges, a juvenile warrant retired of Sacramento and an out-of-state homicide warrant tied to the Seattle case, according to authorities.

The mistake was not discovered until aft Andrews had already near the facility, triggering a multi-agency manhunt involving the U.S. Marshals Service.

He remained astatine ample for much than 5 months earlier being located and arrested without incidental successful St. Louis, officials said. He is expected to beryllium extradited backmost to Washington authorities to look a first-degree execution warrant.

Authorities person not publically explained however the merchandise happened.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office for remark connected what led to the mistake but did not person a response.

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes acknowledged the mistake successful October.

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U.S. Marshals nabbed the fishy much than 2,000 miles distant aft much than 5 months. (Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

"Certainly, it was an mistake that if they had to spell backmost and bash it each again, they would’ve done thing differently," Barnes told KUTV. "But it’s my knowing that helium was released by accident, and they are moving feverishly to enactment him backmost into custody."

At the time, Andrews was besides facing section charges successful California and had an outstanding juvenile warrant retired of Sacramento County, according to officials.

For the victim’s family, the mistake was devastating.

"I’m sad, I’m hurt, I’m disappointed. I consciousness similar they don’t care," the victim’s parent told KING 5 Seattle aft the mistake came to light. "Nobody notified me."

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The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. Andrews was initially arrested aft a conveyance pursuit involving aggregate instrumentality enforcement agencies and booked into the Contra Costa County Jail connected a impermanent homicide warrant. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

She said she feared for her information aft learning the fishy had been released.

"They shouldn’t person anyone successful the tract who would fto thing similar this happen. Never," she said. "I privation idiosyncratic to measurement up and instrumentality responsibility. They’re putting my household successful danger."

Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.