Los Angeles Times
Authorities are looking for two inmates who escaped early Wednesday from a Castaic jail. The men, who were in custody in connection with an armed robbery, were discovered missing during a 3:15 a.m. head count at the North County Correctional Facility, said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
| Footage of the search: | L.A. Times writer discusses details of the escape: | |
The men had been working at a kitchen loading dock and may have escaped shortly after 1 a.m., Whitmore said.
“We have information that leads us to believe that they may have planned this escape because they were facing a court hearing [Wednesday] where they were facing severe jail time,” Whitmore said.
Escapees Winder Barrios, left, and Jose Aldana, right |
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