A fugitive murder suspect who'd already escaped from a Monterey County jail eluded capture after police tried apprehending him at a motel Tuesday.
Monterey County sheriff's deputies surrounded a Motel Six in Marina after an employee said 20-year-old Jonathan Salazar was there. A standoff ensued that lasted for almost eight hours.
But when officers raided Salazaar's room around 7 p.m., he was not there.
The sheriff's office believes that Salazar had fled before officers even arrived at the motel, according to KPIX.
It's unknown if anyone else was with Salazar.
Escape from Monterey County Jail. Inmates Santos Fonseca (left) and Jonathan Salazar (right) escaped from jail this morning. Both were in custody for murder and other violent charges. Please call MCSO at 755-3722 with any information of their whereabouts pic.twitter.com/uxIACTb2OT
— Monterey Co Sheriff (@MCoSheriff) November 3, 2019He was one of two murder suspects accused of gang killings that broke out of a lockup Sunday in Salinas.
Authorities are also conducting a manhunt for Santos Fonseca.
The pair left the Adult Detention Center by cutting a hole through a bathroom ceiling and climbing through a maintenance area, according to the sheriff's office.
