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| Teacher arrested in connection with California jail escape | Teacher arrested in connection with California jail escape |
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| Authorities say a teacher has been arrested on suspicion of helping three inmates escape from a maximum-security jail in southern California. | Authorities say a teacher has been arrested on suspicion of helping three inmates escape from a maximum-security jail in southern California. |
| The authorities also said that they believe the escapees may be living in a stolen van. | The authorities also said that they believe the escapees may be living in a stolen van. |
| Orange County sheriff Lt Jeff Hallock says a woman who taught English as a second language to the inmates – Jonathan Tieu, Bac Duong and Hossein Nayeri – may have supplied maps to the men before they cut and climbed their way out of Orange County central men’s jail last Friday. | Orange County sheriff Lt Jeff Hallock says a woman who taught English as a second language to the inmates – Jonathan Tieu, Bac Duong and Hossein Nayeri – may have supplied maps to the men before they cut and climbed their way out of Orange County central men’s jail last Friday. |
| Nooshafarian Ravaghi, a 44-year-old Lake Forest woman, was arrested a short time ago Thursday. Authorities say she had some kind of relationship with one of the men. | Nooshafarian Ravaghi, a 44-year-old Lake Forest woman, was arrested a short time ago Thursday. Authorities say she had some kind of relationship with one of the men. |
| Hallock also says the men are believed to be still in California and that one apparently stole a white van on Sunday in South Los Angeles. | Hallock also says the men are believed to be still in California and that one apparently stole a white van on Sunday in South Los Angeles. |
| Hallock says about 10 people have been arrested so far in connection with the breakout. | Hallock says about 10 people have been arrested so far in connection with the breakout. |
| Earlier, the sheriff who oversees the lockup said the escapees could not have sawed through the thick metal that they did with the sort of tools they could have crafted themselves. | Earlier, the sheriff who oversees the lockup said the escapees could not have sawed through the thick metal that they did with the sort of tools they could have crafted themselves. |
| “We don’t know what they are, but we know that they made a clean cut,” sheriff Sandra Hutchens said at a news conference on Wednesday. “It’s nothing we think could have occurred with a jail-made shank.” | “We don’t know what they are, but we know that they made a clean cut,” sheriff Sandra Hutchens said at a news conference on Wednesday. “It’s nothing we think could have occurred with a jail-made shank.” |
| The investigation has centered on a Vietnamese gang in the nearby cities of Westminster and Garden Grove with ties to two of the inmates. | The investigation has centered on a Vietnamese gang in the nearby cities of Westminster and Garden Grove with ties to two of the inmates. |
| The men escaped Friday from the jail after cutting a hole in a metal grate then crawling through plumbing tunnels and onto the roof. They pushed aside barbed wire and rappelled down using a rope made of bedsheets. | The men escaped Friday from the jail after cutting a hole in a metal grate then crawling through plumbing tunnels and onto the roof. They pushed aside barbed wire and rappelled down using a rope made of bedsheets. |
| “It’s every sheriff’s nightmare,” Hutchens said. “You never want to have an escape from any jail. They do happen. And you certainly don’t want maximum security prisoners who are a danger to the public to get out of your jail. So it’s not a good day.” | “It’s every sheriff’s nightmare,” Hutchens said. “You never want to have an escape from any jail. They do happen. And you certainly don’t want maximum security prisoners who are a danger to the public to get out of your jail. So it’s not a good day.” |
| Tieu, Duong and Nayeri had all been awaiting trial for unrelated violent crimes. | Tieu, Duong and Nayeri had all been awaiting trial for unrelated violent crimes. |
| Nayeri, 37, was probably the mastermind of the escape, Hutchens said, saying his sophistication, his military past and a history of fleeing from law enforcement have investigators focusing on his role. | Nayeri, 37, was probably the mastermind of the escape, Hutchens said, saying his sophistication, his military past and a history of fleeing from law enforcement have investigators focusing on his role. |
| Nayeri had been held without bond since September 2014 on charges of kidnapping, torture, aggravated mayhem and burglary. Nayeri and three other men are accused of kidnapping a California marijuana dispensary owner in 2012. | Nayeri had been held without bond since September 2014 on charges of kidnapping, torture, aggravated mayhem and burglary. Nayeri and three other men are accused of kidnapping a California marijuana dispensary owner in 2012. |
| They drove the dispensary owner to a desert spot where they believed he had hidden money and then cut off his penis, authorities said. | They drove the dispensary owner to a desert spot where they believed he had hidden money and then cut off his penis, authorities said. |
| Another escaped inmate, 43-year-old Bac Duong, was being held without bond since last month on charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm and other charges. | Another escaped inmate, 43-year-old Bac Duong, was being held without bond since last month on charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm and other charges. |
| The third escaped inmate is 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu, who had been held on a $1m bond since October 2013 on charges of murder, attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling. His case is believed to be gang-related. | The third escaped inmate is 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu, who had been held on a $1m bond since October 2013 on charges of murder, attempted murder and shooting at an inhabited dwelling. His case is believed to be gang-related. |