2 remaining jail escapees arrested by San Francisco police
Source: LA Times
The two remaining inmates who escaped from the Orange County Jail last week were arrested by San Francisco police, authorities said Saturday.
Officials had said Friday that Hossein Nayeri, 37, and Jonathan Tieu, 20, were likely in the Bay Area and might be headed to Fresno.
No details about the arrests were immediately available. The Orange County Sheriff's Department scheduled a news conference at noon in Santa Ana.
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(5,231 posts)The two remaining inmates who escaped from an Orange County jail last week have been captured in Northern California, authorities said Saturday morning.
Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Hossein Nayeri, 37, were arrested before 9 a.m. near Golden Gate Park by San Francisco police after officers spotted the 2008 white GMC Savana utility van that the inmates had stolen, according to authorities. One of the inmates fled but was captured a short time later.
No officers were injured during the pursuit or apprehension, officials said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-remaining-california-escaped-inmates-captured-n507731