6 inmates escape jail using homemade rope to descend walls, police say
ABCNews Police in central California are on the hunt for six men they say escaped from jail late Saturday night by scaling down its walls from the roof with homemade rope.
The Merced County Sheriff s Office said the inmates, who range from 19 to 22 years old, were first spotted missing from their cells before midnight. Officers determined they 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 in a Facebook post.
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Inmates escape jail with homemade rope, police say
Police in central California are on the hunt for six men they say escaped from a jail late Saturday night by scaling down its walls from the roof with homemade rope.Google Map Street View
Police in central California are on the hunt for five of the six men they say escaped from jail late Saturday night by scaling down its walls from the roof with homemade rope.
Six California inmates wanted after using homemade rope to escape jail
Merced County Sheriff s Office
By: Ivan Pereira, ABC News
Posted at 5:43 AM, Jan 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-11 07:44:51-05
Police in central California are on the hunt for six men they say escaped from a jail late Saturday night by scaling down its walls from the roof with homemade rope.
The Merced County Sheriff s Office said the inmates, who range from 19 to 22 years old, were first spotted missing from their cells before midnight. Officers determined they 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 in a Facebook post.