SAN JOSE (AP) — The Latest on the search for two prisoners who escaped from a California jail on Thanksgiving Eve (all times local):
3:20 p.m.
Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the capture of two dangerous prisoners who escaped from a California jail on Thanksgiving Eve.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Friday that based on numerous tips, authorities believe 33-year-old Rogelio Chavez and 26-year Laron Campbell are still in the San Francisco Bay area.
Authorities have asked people to keep an eye out for the men and call 911 — not approach them — if they are spotted.
Chavez has a distinctive face tattoo resembling an inky gash going through his left eye.
The pair sawed through the bars of a jail window late Wednesday and escaped.
Two other prisoners who broke out with them were quickly captured.
1:04 p.m.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a pair of potentially dangerous prisoners who cut through the bars of a California jail, rappelled to the ground on a bedsheet rope and escaped.
Santa Clara County sheriff’s Sgt. Rich Glennon asked for people to keep an eye out for Rogelio Chavez and Laron Campbell and call 911 — not approach the men — if they are spotted.
Chavez and Campbell were among four inmates who broke out of the county’s main jail late Wednesday. The others were quickly captured.
Chavez has a distinctive face tattoo resembling an inky gash going through his left eye.
Chavez and Campbell are facing possible life sentences if convicted of burglary, extortion, false imprisonment and other charges.