Prisoner being held for sentencing in Manassas mistakenly let go, then recaptured

A prisoner awaiting sentencing got a few hours of freedom Dec. 20 when he was mistakenly released by officials at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center. Prince William County Police later picked him up in Gainesville and issued a report at 8:08 p.m. Dec. 20.

On December 20 at approximately 12:00PM, the Prince William County Police Department was notified of the inadvertent release of a prisoner from the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center (ADC) located at 9320 Lee Ave in Manassas (20110) that occurred earlier the same morning, according to Sgt. Jonathan Perok, police department spokesman.

The accused, identified as Jacques Lamar WALKER, was being held at the facility to face sentencing on prior convictions and was released in error by ADC staff. The accused has local ties to the area and should be considered dangerous.

The Prince William County Police Department led efforts to locate Mr. Walker. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this suspect is asked to contact Prince William County police at 703-792-6500 or your local police department.

          Wanted:

          Jacques Lamar WALKER, 27, of no fixed address

          Described as a black male, 5’11”, 180lbs with black hair and brown eyes

          Wanted for escape without force