Escaped California inmate Cesar Hernandez taken again into custody in Tijuana

An inmate convicted of first-degree homicide in Los Angeles County who escaped final yr in Central California is now again in custody.

Cesar Hernandez was arrested in Tijuana by members of Mexico’s State Investigation Company, in line with the State Prosecutor Basic’s Workplace.

Hernandez escaped custody again in December shortly after arriving for a courtroom look in Delano. On the time of his escape, Hernandez was serving a sentence of 80 years to life for a 2019 homicide.

Whereas he was on the run, authorities stated he killed a Mexican police commander throughout a shootout in Tijuana earlier this month.

Abigail Esparza Reyes, who was a part of a specialised Mexican state police unit answerable for finding overseas fugitives who cross the border, was killed whereas attempting to arrest Hernandez, officers stated.

The capturing happened two days after Hernandez’s thirty fifth birthday.

Surveillance footage confirmed a person, who authorities recognized as Hernandez, becoming brilliant yellow employee’s clothes, seeming to mix in after the capturing.

Earlier than his escape, Hernandez was housed on the Kern Valley State Jail in Delano.