Search underway for 3 inmates who escaped from Orange County jail
Orange County sheriff's deputies are searching for three inmates charged with violent crimes who escaped from a Santa Ana jail, authorities said Saturday. Jonathan Tieu, 20, Bac Duong, 43, and Hossein...
View ArticlePhotos from inside jail show how inmates made dramatic escape
So how did those three inmates escape from the Orange County Central Men's Jail? According to authorities, they were able to get past security points in at least three areas, getting away by cutting...
View ArticleThree escaped inmates from Orange County jail remain on the run
A trio of inmates escaped from Orange County Central Men's Jail on Friday. Jonathan Tieu, 20, Bac Duong, 43, and Hossein Nayeri, 37, were all discovered missing at the downtown Santa Ana facility...
View ArticleEscaped inmates charged with new felonies as Orange County manhunt widens
Orange County prosecutors on Monday charged three men with escaping from jail as the massive dragnet aimed at capturing them continued for a third day. Jonathan Tieu, 20, Bac Duong, 43, and Hossein...
View ArticleO.C. jail escape: As search for inmates intensifies, Little Saigon is left on...
Residents in Orange County's Little Saigon awoke Monday to a troubling warning from authorities. The grim faces and names of three escaped convicts were splashed on the front pages of...
View ArticleAs manhunt for 3 inmates continues, experts dissect why it took the O.C. jail...
The escape from Orange County's largest jail probably took only a few minutes. But it took 16 hours for jailers to realize that three dangerous inmates had broken out of the Santa Ana lockup. This gap...
View ArticleOrange County jail escapee fled the law before, fleeing to Iran
Hossein Nayeri had run before. When confronted by the law, it seemed to be his reflex. Soon after detectives began investigating the October 2012 kidnapping and torture of a Newport Beach marijuana...
View ArticleO.C. jail escape: How did they do it? Court papers offer a look into the...
Court documents formally charging three inmates with escaping from Orange County Jail reveal new details of how authorities believe they got out and about law enforcement's reaction in the first hours...
View ArticleNew details emerge from O.C. jail break; sheriff 'extremely troubled'
Orange County Sheriff's officials said Tuesday that they were "extremely troubled" that it took at least 16 hours for deputies to realize three inmates had escaped last week, as new details emerged...
View ArticleO.C. jail escapee was ordered deported in 1998 but remained in U.S.
Bac Duong, one of three Orange County jail prisoners who escaped last week, was ordered deported 16 years ago but continued to live in the country, federal officials said. Duong entered the United...
View ArticleAlleged gang members arrested in O.C. jailbreak probe, but 3 escapees still...
Several alleged gang members were arrested Wednesday as part of the investigation into the jailbreak at Orange County's largest lockup as Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said she believed that the three men...
View ArticleMore arrests expected as O.C. jail break dragnet expands
Officials said they expected to make more arrests as the search for three prisoners who escaped from an Orange County jail last week widened. On Wednesday, officials announced that five people were...
View ArticleWoman arrested on suspicion of helping trio escape from Orange County jail
A 44-year-old woman who worked as an English teacher at a Santa Ana jail was arrested Thursday on suspicion of helping three inmates mount a daring escape last week, officials said. The arrest comes...
View ArticleWhy an ESL teacher might have helped 3 O.C. inmates escape
Their friendship blossomed under unusual circumstances, officials say. The teacher, Nooshafarin Ravaghi, had traveled the world, spoke three languages and wrote a collection of children's books about...
View ArticleMore details emerging about English teacher arrested in O.C. jail break plot
The search continues for three fugitive inmates who, with the help of a jail English teacher, escaped a Santa Ana detention facility last week, sheriff's officials said. The Orange County Sheriff's...
View ArticleESL teacher accused of helping O.C. jail escapees is kind and a 'loner,'...
The story of an Orange County jail escape took a dramatic turn Thursday with the arrest of a jail ESL teacher on suspicion of helping with the plot. Who is Nooshafarin Ravaghi? Ravaghi taught...
View ArticleOrange County jail escapees may have fled to San Jose or Fresno, one fugitive...
Two fugitives who escaped from an Orange County jail last week are now believed to be in the San Jose area and may be headed to Fresno, authorities said Friday. UPDATE: The three fugitives are back in...
View ArticleO.C jail escapee surrenders with plea to a friend: Call police
For days, Tri and Theresa Nguyen had seen their friend's face splashed on television and wanted posters after he and two other inmates had escaped from an Orange County jail. They wondered where Bac...
View ArticleESL teacher may have played a 'significant role' in helping 3 O.C. inmates...
Hossein Nayeri graduated from high school near Fresno and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Despite this American upbringing, though, the inmate managed to enroll in an English-as-a-second-language...
View ArticleO.C. jail escapees: San Jose motel manager describes their stay
Before they were caught this week, three Orange County jail escapees managed to drive to Northern California in a stolen white van and check into a motel in San Jose, authorities and witnesses say....
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