Inmate escapes through open loading-dock gate
An inmate serving a sentence for receiving stolen property escaped from an Orange County jail Sunday by slipping through an open gate at the facility’s loading dock, authorities said.
David Olmedo, 22, fled from the Central Men’s Jail downtown when a truck made a delivery to the facility, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.
Olmedo, who was due to be released in June, was serving less than a year in jail. Amormino said an escape charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Olmedo is 5 feet 9 and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Amormino described him as a low risk to the community.
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