Orleans Parish Prison mistakenly released another prisoner (rape charges)

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The public was never notified about the earlier mishap involving 32-year-old David A. Jones, who OPSO released despite a judge’s order that he be held without bond, court documents show.

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While out on bond in that case, Jones was arrested in May 2024 and charged with punching the mother of his child in the face, court documents show. A judge then revoked Jones’s earlier release, ordering he be held without bond on his felony charges.

Jones later picked up a contraband charge while in jail: Prosecutors say he was caught with a seven-inch shank.

But on Dec. 2, after Jones posted a bond on his contraband case, OPSO “erroneously released (Jones) on all charges

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The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office didn’t know Jones had been let out until April, shortly before his trial on charges of second-degree kidnapping and child sex trafficking, according to a letter from District Attorney Jason Williams.

The same day, a judge issued a warrant for Jones’ arrest, court records show. Jones turned himself in on April 14, after 134 days passed since his release.

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