By Ricardo Roura
01 Jul 2024, 20:39 PM EDT
A Hispanic man who escaped from a Northern California prison more than a decade ago was located and arrested in New York City, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) reported.
According to a press release, the CDCR said that Eduardo Hernandez left the Delta Conservation Camp in Suisun Cityin Solano County, on November 15, 2011.
Hernandez He was sentenced on July 6, 2005 in Los Angeles County. to serve a 13-year sentence in state prison for vehicle theft with aggravating use of a firearm.
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The Hispanic, when he had already served six and a half years of his sentence, left the camp located in the northern county of California.
After remaining on the run for more than 13 years, Eduardo Hernandez was arrested in New York City on May 20 without incident, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported this weekend.
“Hernandez was sentenced on July 6, 2005 in Los Angeles County and received by CDCR on August 4, 2005. Hernandez was sentenced to 13 years for vehicle theft with the aggravating circumstance of using a firearm,” the department said in its statement.
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During Hernandez’s escape in 2011, He escaped with another inmate, José Padillawho remains a fugitive from the law, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Both men had last been seen early in the morning of November 15, 2011 and They escaped wearing orange jeans and shirts labeled “CDCR prisoner.” in them.
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CDCR officials did not release exact details of How investigators were able to locate the fugitive Hispanic.
It is expected that Hernandez to be extradited to Californiawhere his case will be referred to the Solano County District Attorney for possible escape charges.
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Since 1977, 99% of people who left an adult institution have been captureda California camp or community program without permission from law enforcement, according to CDCR.
On its website, CDCR says the primary mission of the Delta Conservation Camp in California’s Bay Area is to provide incarcerated firefighter teams for firefighting in the areas of Sonoma, Lake, Napa Unit and Solano County.
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