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Orange County jail teacher arrested for helping 3 escape
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Ravaghi was taken into between the two” that was Duong apparently stole
Lt. Jeff Hallock, left, comments on a $200,000 reward offered for custody about an hour close, Hallock said, but he the vehicle from someone
information leading to the arrest of three fugitives in Santa Ana, before the arrest was an- didn’t know whether it was after responding to a sales
Calif. nounced Thursday after- a romance. ad and taking it for a test
noon and remained jailed. Ravaghi denied she sup- drive, Hallock said. “They
(AP Photo/Nick Ut) It was unclear whether she plied any tools to the in- may be driving around
had an attorney. mates, but investigators and potentially living in the
Ravaghi worked for the suspect she provided back” of the van, he said.
Rancho Santiago Com- Google maps that poten- Hallock said the ongoing
munity College District and tially could have helped manhunt has led to about
taught English as a second the inmates plan their route 10 arrests so far in connec-
language to inmates at the after fleeing the jail, Hallock tion with the escape, with
jail for about six months, said. several other arrests made
sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens in connection with unre-
One of her students was has said that Nayeri, 37, is lated arrest warrants or
Hossein Nayeri, who was believed to be the master- probation violations. None
awaiting trial on charges mind of the escape. of those arrests were of jail
that he kidnapped and tor- Hallock said investigators employees.
tured a marijuana dispen- believe he and the others The investigation has cen-
sary owner — finally cutting — alleged killer Bac Duong, tered on a Vietnamese
off his penis — in a bid to 43, and Jonathan Tieu, 20 gang in the nearby cities of
learn where he might have — are living in a white GMC Westminster and Garden
cached money. Savana van that was stolen Grove with ties to two of
“There was some type of re- on Sunday in southern Los the inmates.q
lationship that developed Angeles.
AMY TAXIN alleged killer — cut their
ROBERT JABLON way last Friday through
Associated Press steel bars, climbed through
SANTA ANA, California (AP) plumbing tunnels, made
— A woman who taught their way to the roof, cut
English classes at a Califor- razor wire and, using rope
nia jail was arrested Thurs- made of braided bed-
day on suspicion of helping sheets, rappelled four sto-
three inmates — including ries to freedom from the
an alleged killer — escape roof of the Orange County
the lockup, and the men Central Men’s Jail. The es-
are believed to be riding cape wasn’t noticed for 16
around in a stolen van. hours.
Nooshafarinn Ravaghi, 44, It was the first escape from
was arrested nearly a week the maximum-security lock-
after the men — one an up in more than 20 years.
Skipping Debate,
Trump Touts Millions
Raised For Veterans
Continued from front tative asking if the group
was interested in accept-
Trump representatives ing funds from the event,
according to executive
were reaching out to vari- director Rory Diamond.
Diamond said the group is
ous groups, in some cas- non-partisan but would be
happy to accept any con-
es inquiring about their tributions.
Trump was joined at the
programs and finances. event by two of his rivals,
former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Among those contacted Huckabee and Pennsylva-
nia Sen. Rick Santorum.
were the Green Beret Huckabee stressed the ap-
pearance should not be
Foundation, which pro- seen as an endorsement,
but said earlier on CNN
vides care to veterans, that he’s “delighted to join
with Donald Trump in an ef-
and Fisher House, which fort to salute veterans” and
“didn’t have anything go-
provides free or low cost ing on at 8:00 tonight.”q
housing to veterans and
military families receiving
treatment at military medi-
cal centers.
K9s for Warriors, which
trains rescue dogs to be
service animals for veter-
ans, received a call from a
Trump campaign represen-
