A 21-year-old inmate who had been awaiting trial for capital murder was mistakenly released by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night and was free for about 24 hours before voluntarily returning Friday,

A capital murder suspect was taken back into custody Friday night after being mistakenly released from Harris County Jail due to a case of mistaken identity, officials said. Justin Tompkins, 21, who had been held on a $750,

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), a 21-year-old inmate who was accidentally released from the county jail on Thursday. February 20, is now back in

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An inmate who had been mistakenly released from Harris County Jail was brought back into custody on Friday night, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Justin Tompkins, 21, had been in jail since December 2022 after he was arrested on a capital murder charged filed by the Houston Police Department.

An inmate who had been in the Harris County Jail on a capital murder charge since 2022 is now back in custody after being mistakenly released from the jail on Thursday.

While working as a detention officer at the Harris County jail, the 22-year-old was caught on video pushing a handcuffed woman into a wall before forcefully slamming her to the ground.

Harris County authorities confirmed a capital murder suspect was mistakenly released on Thursday night. 21-year-old Justin Tompkins was released, but later returned to the jail voluntarily on Friday after authorities initiated a search.