Six Are Accused of Helping Fugitives Escape From California Jail
The defendants were identified as friends and relatives of six inmates who had escaped from a jail in Merced County this month. Three of the fugitives remain at large, the authorities said.
Clockwise from top left: Edgar Eduardo Ventura, Fabian Cruz Roman, Manuel Allen Leon, Gabriel Francis Coronado, Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr. and Jorge Barron. Three are still at large: Jorge Barron, Gabriel Francis Coronado and Manuel Allen Leon.Credit.Merced County Sheriff’s Office
Jan. 21, 2021
Six relatives and friends of six inmates who used a rope of braided bedsheets to break out of a California jail this month have been arrested and charged with helping the men escape, the authorities said.
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Top row, from left: Edgar Eduardo Ventura, Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr. and Jorge Barron. Bottom row: Manuel Allen Leon, Fabian Cruz Roman and Gabriel Francis Coronado.
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MERCED, Calif. Two inmates including one facing a murder charge who escaped with four others from a jail in central California over the weekend were arrested near the border with Mexico hours after another escapee was nabbed west of Fresno, authorities said Wednesday.
Fabian Cruz Roman, 22, and Andres Nunez Rodriguez, 21, were captured Tuesday south of San Diego, said Deputy Daryl Allen, a spokesman with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.
3 inmates who escaped Merced County Jail arrested, hunt on for 3 others
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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) Authorities have arrested three of the six inmates who escaped from the Merced County jail on Saturday night.
Authorities say they tracked two of them - Fabian Cruz Roman and Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr. - to southern California on Tuesday night.
Authorities tracked two of the inmates to the San Diego area in southern California and a third to the Firebaugh area in Fresno County.
A third, Edgar Eduardo Ventura, was arrested a few hours earlier in the Firebaugh area in Fresno County.
3 inmates who escaped Merced County Jail arrested, hunt on for 3 others
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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) Authorities have arrested three of the six inmates who escaped from the Merced County jail on Saturday night.
Authorities say they tracked two of them - Fabian Cruz Roman and Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr. - to southern California on Tuesday night.
Authorities tracked two of the inmates to the San Diego area in southern California and a third to the Firebaugh area in Fresno County.
A third, Edgar Eduardo Ventura, was arrested a few hours earlier in the Firebaugh area in Fresno County.