By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
DURING the month of July, according to Bernalillo County officials, three inmates have been mistakenly released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Most recently, it was gathered that Desiree Sanchez, 44, was erroneously released from the jail Wednesday.
In a news release, officials said that Sanchez was booked into the facility a week earlier on preventative detention for charges related to armed robbery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
“MDC staff are working with local law enforcement officials in an effort to bring Sanchez back into custody,” they said.
Stonix News learnt that an unidentified man was also released from the facility on July 17 before fulfilling the pretrial services required for his conditional release.
“MDC staff contacted the inmate and advised him of the outstanding release conditions.
“He, in turn, reported to Pretrial Services and fulfilled the remaining requirements of his release,” county officials said in a news release.
Another inmate, Anthony James Jaramillo, according to NBC News, is also at large after he was released from MDC on July 3.
“MDC learned of the erroneous release after Metro Court officials notified facility staff on Wednesday, July 10,” Bernalillo County officials said in a statement.
Local law enforcement are looking for Jaramillo, who was brought to the facility for a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance.
The MDC’s Office of Professional Standards is investigating all three incidents, according to county officials.
They added that a “new protocol” ordering a double-check of inmates’ release information was implemented following the July 17 incident.
Bernalillo County officials have not responded to questions about how another inmate could be mistakenly released after improved protocol was put in place.
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