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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — After a week with SWAT raids and a gang dragnet, it was an observant citizen who led police to the two remaining violent fugitives who broke out of a Southern California jail eight days ago.
Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens says the man flagged down officers near San Francisco's Golden Gate Park just before 9 a.m. Saturday and pointed out a parked white van that looked like one believed stolen by the trio of inmates during the brazen escape. The man also said someone who looked like one of the fugitives was in the area.
Police approached and Hossein Nayeri, the suspected mastermind of the jail break, was captured after a short foot chase. Police discovered the second fugitive, 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu, hiding in the van with ammunition but no gun, she says. He surrendered without incident.
A third inmate who escaped with them turned himself in Friday.
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