A SANTA CRUZ JAIL INMATE WAS MISTAKENLY RELEASED YESTERDAY. REPORTEDLY 35 YEAR-OLD JESSE WARREN PARSON’S POSED AS ANOTHER INMATE….AND THE GUARD WHO RELEASED HIM FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCEDURE OF CONFIRMING PARSON’S IDENTITY, SO PARSONS WAS ALLOWED TO WALK OUT OF THE WATER STREET JAIL IN SANTA CRUZ AROUND 11:45 A-M FRIDAY.
PARSONS, WHO WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY ON SEVERAL OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, HAS A HISTORY OF PETTY THEFTS, TRESPASSING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RESISTING ARREST AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING A 6 FOOT TALL WHITE MAN, WITH BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL EYES. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A LONG-SLEEVED RED PLAID SHIRT, JEANS AND BLACK SHOES.