Investigation Continues into Wrongful Release

STILL NO WORD ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF 27 YEAR OLD DUWIN PEREZ-CORDOVA. HE WAS MISTAKENLY RELEASED FROM THE METRO DETENTION CENTER OVER THE WEEKEND…AND LAST SEEN AT THE M-D-C’S RELEASE POINT IN DOWNTOWN ABQ. CANDACE HOPKINS IS WITH THE M-D-C, AND SAYS THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BREAKDOWN WAS, A PROCESS THAT’S ALREADY HAPPENED WITH STAFF BEING QUESTIONED ABOUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

SHE SAYS PEREZ-CORDOVA SWITCHED WRISTBAND I-D’S WITH HIS CELL MATE, 23 YEAR-OLD EDWIN SANCHEZ WHO WAS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON SUNDAY. PEREZ-CORDOVA FACES SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SHOOTING AT OR FROM A VEHICLE.

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