Marion County Jail (courtesy of Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
A Salem man serving a sentence for rape was arrested Wednesday after the Marion County Sheriff’s Office mistakenly released him from jail on Nov. 22.
Salvador Guido Ledesma, 30, was in custody at the Marion County Jail while appealing his prior convictions of first-degree criminal mistreatment, second-degree unlawful sexual penetration, first-degree sex abuse and second-degree rape, according to a Wednesday news release.
He was resentenced on Nov. 22 and was expected to return to the Oregon Department of Corrections’ custody to finish his sentence. The news release said he was released that day following an administrative error.
“We’re still looking at that internally to determine exactly what happened,” said Sgt. Jeremy Landers, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Ledesma was back in custody shortly after the sheriff’s office issued a news release at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday asking the public for tips to help find him. A community member notified law enforcement just before noon that they had seen Ledesma in the downtown Salem area, the news release said.
“The sheriff’s office recognizes an incident such as this is concerning to our community members,” Sheriff Joe Kast said in the news release. “While we know Ledesma was released on November 22, we did not become aware of the administrative error until November 30. We will be conducting a review of the circumstances which led to Ledesma’s release to ensure we are able to address any policies, procedures or other factors which may have contributed to him being released from custody.”
Salem Police Department officers found Ledesma and stayed with him while waiting for sheriff’s office deputies to arrive. He was taken back to the Marion County Jail pending transfer to the state corrections department. Ledesma is scheduled to be released from prison Aug. 5, 2034, the news release said.
Salvador Guido Ledesma (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
