ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a 35-year-old mother spent three nights in jail because of a wrong name on an arrest warrant.
The Times-Union of Albany reported that police ran Jessica Donovan’s name through a law enforcement database Friday after she was involved in a disturbance at an Albany-area pizza shop. Police in Colonie took her to county jail because a Family Court warrant for her arrest came up.
But officials say the warrant was supposed to list the name of Donovan’s ex-boyfriend, who allegedly failed to pay child support for their two sons.
People were interested in these podcasts
Despite efforts to release Donovan, jail officials said they could not let her out until a Family Court judge took action Monday morning.
Donovan told the newspaper “somebody messed up.” She says she wants “somebody to pay for that.”
___
Information from: Times Union, http://www.timesunion.com
Please read our comment policy before commenting.