Terminal Island Escapees Caught
A shivering escapee who had spent the night swimming in the Los Angeles Harbor was captured early Saturday, ending a brief freedom from the federal prison on Terminal Island, authorities said.
A fellow escapee had been captured 15 minutes after their Friday night flight.
Port policeman Kent Hobbs said he spotted Ronald Mendoza, 26, of Westminster, swimming about a quarter of a mile east of the prison shortly after 7 a.m. Mendoza reached nearby rocks and attempted to hide, but was discovered at 7:50 a.m.
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