Search under way in California after jail accidentally releases murder suspect

After staff realized suspect had been freed, officers began search and confirmed he was no longer in the area'

A manhunt is underway in California after a murder suspect was accidentally released from jail last week.

The Contra Costa sheriff's office said that it was investigating the release of 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Washington. Andrews was released on 22 October from the Martinez detention facility in northern California.