An inmate at the Hays County Jail was mistakenly released Thursday evening before being found at a nearby restaurant less than an hour later.
The inmate, Shaun Haenes, 41, was returned to the Hays County Jail at approximately 9:37 p.m. after Hays County Sheriff’s Deputies and San Marcos Police officers were dispatched around 8:43 p.m.
“Upon a subsequent investigation, it was discovered that for the past several days, Haenes had conspired with another cellmate to exchange identities and then bond out of jail posing as the Cellmate,” a press release from the Hays County Sheriff's Office stated. “On this date, bond had been posted for the cellmate and Haenes, under the assumed identity, was removed from his jail cell to begin his out processing paperwork. One of the corrections officer failed to follow proper inmate release procedures that would have exposed Haenes, therefore, allowing Haenes to leave the jail.”
