Three inmates escape from Southern California jail

Hossein Nayeri, Jonthan Tieu and Bac Duong broke out of a maximum security prison in Orange Country.



UPDATE: In Southern Califronia, authorities have announced that the reward for information leading to the capture of jail escapees Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Tien Duong has quadrupled to $200,000.

O.C. Jail Escape Reward Quadruples to $200,000 as Anxiety Grows in SoCal

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In Southern California, a manhunt is underway and authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of three inmates who escaped from an Orange County jail last week.

Reward for escaped Orange County prisoners up to $50,000 as search for jail inmates continues

On Friday night, sheriff's officials discovered that 37-year-old Hossein Nayeri, 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu and 43-year-old Bac Duong escaped the maximum security Orange County Men's Jail in Santa Ana.

According to authorities, the three inmates cut through steel bars, forced their way into a plumbing tunnel and used a "makeshift rope" to rappel down the multistory facility from the roof.

One dead, suspect at large in Long Island office shooting

Police manhunt underway for alleged shooter Sang Ho Kim

Dammit. In Long Island, authorities are searching for a suspect who opened fire this morning at an office building, killing one person and seriously injuring another: Man Shoots 2, Killing 1, in Long Island Office Building Near Mall.

64-year-old Sang Ho Kim, described as a "disgruntled business associate," walked into the office of the SavEnergy light fixture company in East Garden City and opened fire, shooting two people over an apparent business deal gone bad. One employee was killed, and the company's owner, John Choi, was critically injured.

As of Wednesday night, a massive manhunt involving local and state police, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had not located Mr. Kim. He is considered armed and dangerous.