Two remaining fugitive Calif. inmates caught in San Francisco
The last two fugitives from a trio of inmates who escaped from a California jail last week were arrested Saturday in San Francisco after a citizen flagged down a police officer and pointed out their white getaway van in a Whole Foods parking lot, authorities said.
Jonathan Tieu, 20, of Fountain Valley, and Hossein Nayeri, 37, of Newport Beach, were taken into custody a day after fellow escapee, Bac Duong, 43, surrendered to a civilian on a Santa Ana street.
Orange County sheriff Sandra Hutchens told reporters that a San Francisco police officer, who was on an unrelated medical call, was approached Saturday morning by a man who pointed out the van, which had been widely described by local media.
Hutchens said the man, who is likely to get a share of a $200,000 reward for the inmates' capture, told the officer it "looks like the van I've been seeing on the news."
As officers approached the van, Nayeri fled on foot but was captured after a short chase. The officers then returned to the van and found Tieu hiding inside, Hutchens said. Officers found ammunition, but no weapons, inside the vehicle.
Duong, who turned himself in Friday, had stolen the van on Jan. 23, a day after the jailbreak, while taking it for a test drive. Until his capture, it was the only reported sighting of the men since their escape.
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