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,

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.

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.