Contra Costa Seeks Seattle Murder Suspect After Release

Contra Costa County authorities are searching for 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Washington after he was mistakenly released from the Martinez Detention Facility on Oct. 22 while being held on local charges, a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento, and an out-of-state homicide warrant. Seattle police have named Andrews as a suspect in the Oct. 15 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Theodore Wheeler outside the Hotel Nexus in Northgate. Andrews was arrested Oct. 18 after a multi-jurisdictional police chase in the Bay Area and had been expected to be extradited to Seattle. The sheriff’s office searched the immediate area after discovering the erroneous release but confirmed Andrews was not nearby; the U.S. Marshals Service and multiple local agencies are now conducting a wider manhunt while Contra Costa investigates how the release occurred. Authorities ask anyone with information to call 911 or contact the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office at 925-646-2441, email tips@so.cccounty.us, or leave an anonymous tip at 866-846-3592.