The SCV Sheriff’s office is reporting the two inmates that escaped early this morning have been found and apprehended.
Both inmate escapees have been apprehended near Hasley Canyon Road and Commerce Center Drive, Castaic.
A concerned resident called the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station to report that two male Hispanics had asked him for clothing. Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station immediately responded to the area and began searching.
A short time later both escapees were located hiding in nearby trash dumpster storage area. Their jail jumpsuits were located in the dumpster.
Kudos to the concerned resident, Sheriffs, supplemental law enforcement and City for their coordination and communication with this incident.
Now… can we get a post-mortem on how the escape happened, and what is going to be done to prevent future escapes? If it was a laundry truck or the kitchen (if memory serves, the methods used on previous escapes), someone has some serious ‘splainin to do.
UPDATE:
Local ABC7 is reporting more details on the timing and an escape scenario for the pair:
“They were nearing the end of their trial, and apparently it wasn’t looking good for their case, and they were expecting — anticipating, if you will — a guilty verdict,” said L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Spokesman Steve Whitmore. “And connected to that guilty verdict, some severe jail time.”
Deputies believe the suspects planned the escape. They are suspected of leaving from a kitchen loading dock area.
“Two inmates were on a work detail at one of our kitchen docks. It’s a secure area, but trucks come and go. About 1:05 they were on a work detail, and then we officially noticed them to be missing at 3:15 when we did our wristband count,” said Whitmore.
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