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FRESNO, Calif. — The Merced County Sheriff’s Office tells Action News they’ve caught the convicted murderer, Jeffery Scott Landers, who escaped while being transported from Wasco State Prison to Stockton, California.
Deputies from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Supervised Release Team tracked Landers to an Orchard, East of Bell Drive and North of Arena Way, in Atwater.
Landers was spotted sitting on the ground about 30 rows into an orchard. Deputies snuck up on him, and when they got close enough, they gave orders for him to lay down. He complied with their orders and was taken into custody without incident.
Full Story: Prison escapee and convicted murderer captured in Merced County