Inmate Mistakenly Released From Jail Back In Custody

March 6, 2025 2:48 am

A man charged with attempted homicide who was mistakenly released from the Washington County Jail is back in police custody. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh says numerous Washington County police units swarmed a house on Murtland Avenue Wednesday afternoon and captured a fugitive who had been released from the Washington County Jail by mistake last December.  Walsh says that Samuel Valle who was to appear in court last week on attempted homicide charges is now in custody.  Walsh says a woman associated with Valle was arrested and she faces a criminal charge of harboring, among others.  Authorities say the Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit, along with Washington County Detectives, State Police, City of Washington Police and Washington County SWAT were all involved in the apprehension.  Valle was in jail – charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after police say he shot at a man following a house party and gunfight at a home in Charleroi in September of 2023. He was accidentally released from custody in December, but the Washington County District Attorney’s Office wasn’t aware until late February. Washington County commissioners say they will be collaborating with the county courts to identify where the mistake occurred and ensure it doesn’t happen again.