Three of six Merced County jail escapees caught, internal investigation underway
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Three of six inmates who escaped from the Merced County jail this weekend are still free Wednesday night, but deputies have caught three others, including a suspected murderer.
The sheriff is keeping some important details close to the vest to protect the investigation since there are still three men on the run right now.
But we got a peek at an internal investigation and a promise of more details to come.
Fabian Cruz Roman faced murder charges, the most serious for any of the six men who escaped the Merced County jail Saturday night.
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.
Six inmates escape from Merced County Jail using homemade rope
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Authorities say they accessed a 20-foot high roof and made a break for it. They used a makeshift rope out of braided sheets and were able to come down of the side of that building, says Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke.
The Merced County Sheriff s Office is working with several local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including the United States Marshalls Services, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Special Services Unit, to track down the six inmates.
Merced County Residents are sharing their concerns after learning these six men are still on the run.