Convicted criminal erroneously released from Harris County Jail; now in custody
Marcelo Perez Campos
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A convicted criminal is now in custody after he was erroneously released from the Harris County Jail, officials say.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Marcelo Perez Campos, 61, was sentenced on Feb. 20 to 25 years for aggravated assault of a family member and was due to be sent to state prison.
Officials said an "apparent clerical error" caused Campos to be released on Tuesday.
Just before 1 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on Twitter that Campos had been taken into custody and returned to the Harris County Jail.
Authorities said an internal investigation is being conducted to determine if any possibly policy or procedural violations occurred.