ICSO: Accused murderer recaptured
U.S. Marshals Service and Mexican law enforcement assist with re-arrest of accidentally-released inmate
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - An accused murder is back in custody in the Imperial Valley after he was mistakenly released from Imperial County Jail on Friday July 23.
The nightmare Jorge Munoz and his family are living is now partly over after law enforcement tracked down the man accused of killing his brother.
The U.S. Marshall Service teamed up with the Direccion de Seguridad Publica Municipal (DSPM) early Friday morning to capture Athan Emmanuel Estrada.
DSPM authorities arrested Estrada in Mexicali and transported him to the Calexico Port of Entry, where the U.S. Marshals Service took him into custody.
Imperial County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) shared when Estrada learned he was part of the mistake, he kept quiet. Sheriff Loera says this will lead to additional charges.
“There were some issues that we are going to have to address and that we are investigating to ensure this doesn’t happen again, but I am sure at some point he knew he was the one that was not supposed to be released," he said.
Munoz says that he and his family can finally get some rest knowing Estrada is back behind bars. Many questions are still left unanswered.
They want to know how something like this can happen in the first place. While the investigation is still ongoing, ICSO says no one involved has been placed on administrative leave.
Accused murderer recaptured in Imperial County. News 11's Wiley Jawhary speaks to the alleged victim's family:
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