MERCED COUNTY (CBS SF) — Six inmates escaped the Merced County Downtown Jail late Saturday by gaining access to the roof and scaling down the outside wall with a homemade rope, the sheriff’s office said. Just before midnight Saturday, jail staff determined that the six inmates were missing from their cell. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office has formed a task force to track down and apprehend the fugitives. Escaped Merced County inmates (Merced County Sheriff’s Dept.) The sheriff’s office is looking for the following escaped inmates: Manuel Allen Leon, 21, of Vallejo, is described as 5’10”, 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Leon is charged with assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, evading a peace officer: reckless driving, participation in a criminal street gang and carrying a loaded firearm. Jorge Barron, 20, of Atwater, is described as 5’5″, 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Barron is charged with violation of probation. Gabriel Francis Coronado, 19, of Atwater, is described as 5’10”, 225 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Coronado is charged with attempted murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, participation in a criminal street gang, felon in possession of a firearm and… Read full this story
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