Murder suspect, 5 other inmates use homemade rope to escape from California jail
January 11, 2021 / 6:59 AM / CBS/AP
Authorities in central California were searching Sunday for six inmates who used a homemade rope to escape from a county jail, sheriff s officials said. All six escapees should be considered armed and dangerous, the Merced County Sheriff s Office said in a news release.
Staff at Merced County Downtown Jail noticed late Saturday that the six inmates were missing, the release said. A preliminary investigation has determined that the inmates were able to gain access to the roof of the facility and utilize a homemade rope to scale down the side of the jail, the sheriff s office said.
They were identified as Jorge Barron, 20, of Atwater, California; Gabriel Francis Coronado, 19, of Atwater; Manuel Allen Leon, 21, of Vallejo, California; Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr., 21 of Planada, California; Fabian Cruz Roman, 22 of Los Banos, California; and Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22 of Portland, Oregon.