HOUSTON — An inmate who was released by mistake due to "apparent clerical error" is back in custody Thursday morning, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Marcelo Perez Campos, 61, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Feb. 20 for aggravated assault of a family member and was supposed to be sent to state prison.
But on Tuesday, a little over week after his sentence, Campos was released by mistake, according to the sheriff's office. They didn't give details of what that mistake may have been.
The sheriff tweeted early Thursday that Campos was back in custody.
The sheriff's office says they'll do an internal investigation to find out if there were any procedural violations.