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.
Six people arrested for allegedly helping inmates escape from the Merced County jail
Merced Sun-Star 1/21/2021 Shawn Jansen, Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)
Jan. 20 The Merced County Sheriff s Office arrested six people accused of helping inmates escape from the Merced County jail on Jan. 10.
The arrests were made by the Merced County Sheriff s Office, The United States Marshals Service, and the Department of Justice. Over the past week, investigators have learned that friends and family members of the escapees aided in their escape during and after their incarceration, the Merced County Sheriff s Office stated in a social media post.
Deputies identified those arrested as Sonia Montes, 46, of Merced, Elvira Aleman De Montes, 66, of Atwater, Alexia Hernandez-Ramirez, 20, of Atwater, Arthur Quirarte, 19, of Atwater, Rosario Coronado, 41, of Merced, and Raheem Hill, 28, of Merced.
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.
One of six inmates who used a homemade rope to escape from a jail in central California was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Some of those still on the loose have been charged with murder or attempted murder.