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Sheriff’s deputies were still searching Tuesday for an inmate who fled the medium-security Descanso County Jail when an alarm system malfunctioned, a department spokesman said.
Garth Kelly, who was awaiting transfer to the El Cajon jail because he was caught with a jail-made knife, escaped about 6:30 p.m. Monday, spokesman Lewis Jones said.
Kelly reportedly squeezed between a fence and the roof of a temporary holding area, Jones said. Kelly, who had been left unattended, was discovered missing when deputies made a 7:30 p.m. check.
An alarm system designed to detect motion along the fence failed to sound when Kelly made his escape, Jones said. According to Jones, the system is checked twice a day and was in working condition before the escape.
Kelly was serving time for narcotics violations, Jones said.
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