By Andy Fox
Wavy
HAMPTON, Va. — An order was given Thursday to release a murder suspect from jail, but because the paperwork wasn’t sent to the jail, he spent an extra night behind bars.
Eric Nixon was first incarcerated on May 27, 2013 after 16-year-old Raphael Davis was killed and four others were injured in a shooting near the Hampton Coliseum Carnival. Two teens were arrested for the murder — Nixon and Ryan Taybron.
Taybron was released from jail, pending trial, because of potential speedy trial violations — an incarcerated man must have his trial within five months and a man out of jail on bond must stand trial within nine months. In court Thursday, Nixon was also ordered to be released, pending trial, but the judge’s signed order wasn’t sent to the jail.
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