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| California police arrest one of three escaped inmates | California police arrest one of three escaped inmates |
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| Police in California have arrested one of three escaped inmates after the fugitive told a friend he wanted to turn himself in. | |
| Bac Duong, 43, was part of a trio that escaped from the Men's Central Jail in Santa Ana on 22 January. | Bac Duong, 43, was part of a trio that escaped from the Men's Central Jail in Santa Ana on 22 January. |
| The two other escapees, Jonathan Tieu and Hossein Nayeri, remain at large. | The two other escapees, Jonathan Tieu and Hossein Nayeri, remain at large. |
| The men cut through several layers of metal to break free from their dormitory and used a rope made of bed sheets to climb down from the roof. | The men cut through several layers of metal to break free from their dormitory and used a rope made of bed sheets to climb down from the roof. |
| The escaped inmates went unnoticed for more than 12 hours, giving the fugitives time to elude capture. | The escaped inmates went unnoticed for more than 12 hours, giving the fugitives time to elude capture. |
| Duong came to a car repair shop in Santa Ana on Friday, looking for the owner's sister. | Duong came to a car repair shop in Santa Ana on Friday, looking for the owner's sister. |
| He told the woman he wanted to turn himself in and she alerted police. Within minutes, dozens of officers arrived and Duong surrendered without incident. | He told the woman he wanted to turn himself in and she alerted police. Within minutes, dozens of officers arrived and Duong surrendered without incident. |
| "I feel good for him because he did the right thing," Tri Nguyen, a friend of the shop owner, told the Los Angeles Times. "He doesn't have to run around anymore." | "I feel good for him because he did the right thing," Tri Nguyen, a friend of the shop owner, told the Los Angeles Times. "He doesn't have to run around anymore." |
| Duong told police he had been with the other two fugitives on Thursday in San Jose, said Orange County Sheriff's Lt Jeff Hallock. | Duong told police he had been with the other two fugitives on Thursday in San Jose, said Orange County Sheriff's Lt Jeff Hallock. |
| He said the pair might now be heading for Fresno. | He said the pair might now be heading for Fresno. |
| "If they are watching, we want them to understand that we are pressing forward, and we are coming after them,'' Lt Hallock said. | "If they are watching, we want them to understand that we are pressing forward, and we are coming after them,'' Lt Hallock said. |
| "We will take you back into custody." | "We will take you back into custody." |
| Before his escape, Duong was being held on charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. | Before his escape, Duong was being held on charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. |
| Tieu had been charged with murder and attempted murder while Nayeri is accused of kidnapping, torture, aggravated mayhem and burglary. | Tieu had been charged with murder and attempted murder while Nayeri is accused of kidnapping, torture, aggravated mayhem and burglary. |
| On Thursday, authorities arrested a female English teacher who they say helped the inmates escape. | On Thursday, authorities arrested a female English teacher who they say helped the inmates escape. |