The police are looking for the men, including one accused of murder.
Police in central California are on the hunt for six men who they said escaped from prison on Saturday night by climbing the roof walls with a homemade rope.
The Merced County sheriff’s office said prisoners, ranging in age from 19 to 22, were seen missing from their cells before midnight. The officers determined that they were able to “gain access to the roof of the facility and use a homemade rope to climb the side of the prison,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
The fugitives who escaped from the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Jail were identified and described as follows:
Fabian Cruz Roman, 22, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 155 pounds, was in prison on the murder charge, according to the sheriff’s office.
Gabriel Francis Cornado, 19, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 225 pounds, was in prison on charges of attempted murder, shooting into an uninhabited home, participating in a street gang, firearm criminal and parole violation, he said. the sheriff’s office.
Manuel Allen Leon, 21, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 165 pounds, was in prison on charges of assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited home, evading a peace officer – reckless driving, participating in a criminal street gang and carrying a loaded gun, according to the sheriff’s office.
Andrews Nunez Rodriguez Jr., 21, 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 145 pounds, was in prison on charges of attempted murder, shooting at an inhabited home, participating in a criminal street gang and possessing a firearm, the cabinet the sheriff’s said.
Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22, 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 129 pounds, was in prison on charges of a criminal for possession of a firearm, participation in a criminal street gang and parole violation, said the sheriff’s office. .
Jorge Barron, 6, 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, was in prison on a probation charge, said the sheriff’s office.
A task force has been set up to find the fugitives, and anyone with information should call 911, the sheriff’s office said.