Escaped inmate accused of attempted murder captured in Los Angeles
An inmate accused of attempted murder remained missing Monday after escaping from a Southern California jail, authorities said.
An inmate who escaped from a California jail Sunday and is accused of attempted murder was captured in Los Angeles on Monday, authorities said.
Deshaun Stamps, 29, of Riverside, absconded from the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga shortly before 12:30 p.m. Sunday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Stamps left the jail during an "outside recreation period," authorities said.
He was found Monday in Los Angeles and was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department, said the sheriff's office, which is working with the police department to get Stamps into sheriff's office custody.
Deputies at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino, Calif., discovered Sunday that inmate Deshaun Stamps had escaped.San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner DepartmentStamps had been in custody since January 30, 2023, on an attempted murder charge. A spokesperson for the jail said he was attending hearings before a potential trial and had not been tracked down as of Monday afternoon.
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