Border Patrol agents have recaptured two inmates, charged with murder, who'd escaped from the Monterey County jail, authorities announced.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office tweeted Wednesday that Santos Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, have been caught.
Escaped Inmates arrested by @cbp. Thank you to our federal law enforcement partners for your team work and assistance! Press conference today at 11am at the Monterey County Sheriff's Office https://t.co/mOMBUebRkl pic.twitter.com/fl0Q92PoI3
— Monterey Co Sheriff (@MCoSheriff) November 6, 2019Salazar had allegedly been seen Tuesday in a Motel 6 in Marina, but managed to elude officers who thought he was barricaded in his room for hours.
Salazar and Fonseca cut a hole in the ceiling of the jail's bathroom to make their break for freedom, the sheriff's office had said.
