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Manhunt underway in Southern California for escaped inmates Manhunt underway in Southern California for escaped inmates
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Southern California authorities launched a frantic manhunt Saturday after three inmates charged with violent crimes, including torture and murder, escaped from an Orange County jail.Southern California authorities launched a frantic manhunt Saturday after three inmates charged with violent crimes, including torture and murder, escaped from an Orange County jail.
The inmates were last seen at 5 a.m. Friday at the Orange County Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles. They could have escaped at any time between then and late Friday night, Lt. Jeff Hallock, a spokesman with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said Saturday.The inmates were last seen at 5 a.m. Friday at the Orange County Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles. They could have escaped at any time between then and late Friday night, Lt. Jeff Hallock, a spokesman with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said Saturday.
Hallock said investigators believe they know how the three men escaped the 900-inmate jail, but for now, he wouldn’t release those details. He said it’s the first escape from the facility in at least the past 20 years.Hallock said investigators believe they know how the three men escaped the 900-inmate jail, but for now, he wouldn’t release those details. He said it’s the first escape from the facility in at least the past 20 years.
The inmates are Jonathan Tieu, 20; Hossein Nayeri, 37; and Bac Duong, 43. Hallock said the sheriff’s department is doing everything it can to find the men.The inmates are Jonathan Tieu, 20; Hossein Nayeri, 37; and Bac Duong, 43. Hallock said the sheriff’s department is doing everything it can to find the men.
“Obviously the safety of the community is No. 1,” Hallock said at a news conference. “We’re exhausting all investigative resources and measures to bring these three inmates back into custody.”“Obviously the safety of the community is No. 1,” Hallock said at a news conference. “We’re exhausting all investigative resources and measures to bring these three inmates back into custody.”
— Associated Press— Associated Press
A 5-year-old boy riding in the back seat of his father’s car in southern Wisconsin was killed after an SUV pulled up alongside them and someone opened fire, authorities said.A 5-year-old boy riding in the back seat of his father’s car in southern Wisconsin was killed after an SUV pulled up alongside them and someone opened fire, authorities said.
Police were searching Saturday for the person responsible for the attack, which happened Friday night in Beloit, a city 65 miles southwest of Milwaukee along the Illinois border. The Beloit Daily News reported that the boy was shot at least once in the abdomen and died at a hospital.Police were searching Saturday for the person responsible for the attack, which happened Friday night in Beloit, a city 65 miles southwest of Milwaukee along the Illinois border. The Beloit Daily News reported that the boy was shot at least once in the abdomen and died at a hospital.
Interim Police Chief David Zibolski said the sport-utility vehicle had been following the father’s car. He said he didn’t know long the SUV had pursued the car or whether the father was the intended target, but added that the father was cooperating with authorities. Interim Police Chief David Zibolski said the sport-utility vehicle had been following the father’s car. He said he didn’t know how long the SUV had pursued the car or whether the father was the intended target, but added that the father was cooperating with authorities.
He said investigators hadn’t determined how many shots were fired. The father was not hit.He said investigators hadn’t determined how many shots were fired. The father was not hit.
“We really ask that our community in Beloit come forward and help solve this crime,” Zibolski said.“We really ask that our community in Beloit come forward and help solve this crime,” Zibolski said.
— Associated Press— Associated Press
Armed activist plans rancher protest: The leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon planned to have a ceremony Saturday for ranchers to renounce federal ownership of public land and tear up their federal grazing contracts. On Friday, Ammon Bundy met briefly with a federal agent as authorities attempt to resolve the three-week-old standoff over federal land policies, but Bundy left because the agent wouldn’t talk with him in front of the media.The short meeting occurred as Oregon officials are putting increased pressure on federal authorities to take action against Bundy’s group.Armed activist plans rancher protest: The leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon planned to have a ceremony Saturday for ranchers to renounce federal ownership of public land and tear up their federal grazing contracts. On Friday, Ammon Bundy met briefly with a federal agent as authorities attempt to resolve the three-week-old standoff over federal land policies, but Bundy left because the agent wouldn’t talk with him in front of the media.The short meeting occurred as Oregon officials are putting increased pressure on federal authorities to take action against Bundy’s group.
Guilty plea in egg farm slave labor case: Pablo Duran Jr., 23, the third of four people accused of smuggling teenagers into the United States and keeping them as virtual slave laborers at an Ohio egg farm, has pleaded guilty to charges in a case that brought national attention to the exploitation of young immigrants fleeing unrest in Central America. The defendants were at the center of what prosecutors said was a scheme to take custody of the victims at the border, then force them to work at the farm and hand over most of their earnings to pay for their passage to the United States.Guilty plea in egg farm slave labor case: Pablo Duran Jr., 23, the third of four people accused of smuggling teenagers into the United States and keeping them as virtual slave laborers at an Ohio egg farm, has pleaded guilty to charges in a case that brought national attention to the exploitation of young immigrants fleeing unrest in Central America. The defendants were at the center of what prosecutors said was a scheme to take custody of the victims at the border, then force them to work at the farm and hand over most of their earnings to pay for their passage to the United States.
West Point cadet found not guilty: A West Point cadet was acquitted Saturday of sexually assaulting a fellow cadet he was dating. A panel of five Army officers reached a not-guilty verdict in the military trial of Cadet Lukas M. Saul. Saul, 23, had been charged with violations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice involving inappropriate contact with a cadet without her consent in 2012.West Point cadet found not guilty: A West Point cadet was acquitted Saturday of sexually assaulting a fellow cadet he was dating. A panel of five Army officers reached a not-guilty verdict in the military trial of Cadet Lukas M. Saul. Saul, 23, had been charged with violations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice involving inappropriate contact with a cadet without her consent in 2012.
Shootout suspect mistakenly released from prison: The suspect in a robbery in which an Oklahoma bank president was fatally shot had been released from a Texas prison by mistake, records show. The Oklahoman reported Saturday that the records indicate Cedric Lamont Norris had been allowed to leave the Texas prison in March 2012 even though he had to complete prison sentences of 60 years and 10 years in Oklahoma. Norris, 39, died during a shootout with police following the robbery Thursday at the Bank of Eufaula in eastern Oklahoma.Shootout suspect mistakenly released from prison: The suspect in a robbery in which an Oklahoma bank president was fatally shot had been released from a Texas prison by mistake, records show. The Oklahoman reported Saturday that the records indicate Cedric Lamont Norris had been allowed to leave the Texas prison in March 2012 even though he had to complete prison sentences of 60 years and 10 years in Oklahoma. Norris, 39, died during a shootout with police following the robbery Thursday at the Bank of Eufaula in eastern Oklahoma.
— From news services— From news services