BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Joseph Shustek, a detainee at the Buncombe County Detention Facility, was mistakenly released on Thursday, but is now back in custody, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
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The sheriff’s office described the release of Shustek as a ‘serious institutional failure’ and has taken full responsibility for the procedural error that led to his release.
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