A manhunt continued Thursday for two inmates who escaped from a jail in Santa Clara, California, by somehow cutting through the metal bars of a second-story window and rappelling down with bed sheets.
Rogelio Chavez and Lanon Campell were part of a group of four men who attempted to escape around 11 p.m. Wednesday night, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. Two men were taken back into custody immediately outside the jail, but deputies could not find Chavez and Campbell in spite of setting up a perimeter and deploying a helicopter and K9 dogs.
Anyone who has seen the men should call 911, the sheriff's office said.
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The men escaped through a second-story window from their cell in the oldest part of the jail, authorities said. They somehow cut through metal bars, but no tools were found in the cell. A bed sheet was left tied to the window.
"It was something that probably took some previous planning," sheriff's Sgt. Rich Glennon said at a news conference.
In that part of the jail, there are no surveillance cameras, Glennon added.
Chavez was booked into jail in August on suspicion of burglary, extortion, false imprisonment, resisting arrest, and firearms violations. Campbell had been in jail since February after being arrested on suspicion of robbery, false imprisonment, criminal threats, and firearms violations.
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