Six inmates have escaped from Merced County’s Downtown Jail, according to an announcement Sunday afternoon by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office in California.
Prison staff discovered that the prisoners were missing around midnight. A preliminary investigation found they could access the roof of the facility and use a homemade rope to climb up the side of the prison.
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office formed a task force to locate and arrest the fugitives. Anyone with information or anyone who sees one of these people is asked not to approach them and to call 911 immediately.
The sheriff’s office will provide an update with additional information as it becomes available.
The inmates sought by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office to escape are to be considered armed and dangerous:
Jorge Barron, a 20-year-old Hispanic man from Atwater, California, is currently charged with probation violation. Barron is 5 feet, 5 inches, and 140 lbs., With black hair and brown eyes.
Gabriel Francis Coronado, a 19-year-old Hispanic man from Atwater, California, is charged with attempted murder, shooting at an occupied home, participating in a criminal street gang, possession of a firearm, and violation of probation. Coronado is 5 feet, 10 inches, and 225 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes.
Manuel Allen Leon, a 21-year-old Hispanic man from Vallejo, California, is charged with assault with a firearm, shooting at an occupied home, dodging a peace officer, driving recklessly, participating in a criminal street gang, and carrying a loaded firearm . Leon is 5 feet, 10 inches, and 165 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes.
Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr., a 21-year-old Spanish man from Planada, California, is charged with attempted murder, shooting at an occupied home, participating in a criminal street gang, and possession of a firearm. Rodriguez Jr. is 5 feet, 7 inches, and 145 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes.
Fabian Cruz Roman, a 22-year-old Spanish man from Los Banos, California, is charged with murder. Roman is 5 feet, 6 inches, and 145 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes.
Edgar Eduardo Ventura, a 22-year-old Hispanic man from Portland Ore., Is charged with possession of a firearm, participation in a criminal street gang, and probation violation. Ventura is 5 feet, 11 inches, and 129 lbs., With black hair and brown eyes.