My hometown of Orange County isn’t in the news much, so it’s a little sad that our latest brush with fame is the escape of three inmates from the central jail in Santa Ana. Here’s the long version of how they did it:
Cut steel screen in Mod F Tank where inmates were housed 2/5 #ocjailescape pic.twitter.com/Rf8mTEErp0
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) January 24, 2016
Cut steel screen where inmates made access to plumbing tunnel from tank 3/5 #ocjailescape pic.twitter.com/xXb8ukD4Y7
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) January 24, 2016
Roof area of CMJ where razor wire was compromised and is believed inmates repelled down to ground 4/5 #ocjailescape pic.twitter.com/IFf9p0CpMF
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) January 24, 2016
Makeshift rope made with linens, utilized in escape 5/5 #ocjailescape pic.twitter.com/rWDIkONtxA
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSD) January 24, 2016
And here’s the short version: They cut out a vent cover and climbed to the roof. Then they rappelled down by tying together a bunch of sheets. This is what passes for brilliant in Orange County. Sigh.
