El Toro : Honor Farm Escapee Captured in Rubidoux
An escapee from the James A. Musick Honor Farm in El Toro was recaptured at a relative’s home in Riverside County, officials said Monday.
Johnny Romines, also known as Joseph Michael Welch, 28, of Anaheim, was arrested late Sunday after Orange County sheriff’s deputies staked out a home in Rubidoux, near Riverside.
Romines was missing at a Sunday morning prisoner count, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman said. Romines apparently climbed a fence after the 11 p.m. bed check Saturday night, Sheriff’s Lt. Richard J. Olson said.
Romines had been at the Musick Honor Farm for violation of probation in connection with driving under the influence. He has been booked into the main jail in Santa Ana, Olson said.
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