Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

The U.S. Marshals Service has kicked in an additional $30,000 in addition to the $20,000 already offered by the FBI for information leading to the re-arrest of Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Duong, according to the O.C. Register.

Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens updated the press today at 4 pm regarding the search for the O.C. Central Men’s Jail escapees, according to the O.C. Sheriff Department’s Twitter page.

OC Central Men's Jail
The OC Central Mens Jail

Hutchens said at a previous press conference that her department has received “very good tips that have got us on the right track.”

However Hutchens also admitted that there have been no sightings of the suspects – who are all very violent criminals.

The roof where three inmates escaped at the OC Jail
The roof where three inmates escaped at the OC Jail

We don’t in fact know very much about what has become of the suspects.

Hutchens does not know if the escapees stayed together or split up.

Nor does she know how the inmates got tools that allowed them to cut through steel bars. Or how that happened without detection.

Steel screen cut by the OC Jail escapees
Steel screen cut by the OC Jail escapees

And so far investigators have not publicly narrowed down the time of the escape, which leaves a nearly 16-hour window between the last two head counts at the jail.

Makeshift rope used in the OC Jail escape
Makeshift rope used in the OC Jail escape

Anyone who spots the escapees should call 911, authorities said. Anyone with information about there whereabouts can contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 714-628-7085.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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