Merced County Sheriff's K9 unit joins search for escaped murderer in Delano

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A K9 portion with the Merced County Sheriff's Office has present joined the hunt for an escaped murderer successful Delano.

Authorities person been looking for 34-year-old Cesar Hernandez aft helium jumped retired of a transport van extracurricular of the Kern County Superior Courthouse connected Monday.

Hernandez was successful custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for a execution condemnation retired of Los Angeles County.

He started serving his condemnation successful June of 2019.

The Delano Union School District closed each campuses truthful authorities could hunt astir them.

Classes for Delano Joint High School District were besides canceled connected Wednesday arsenic a precaution.

Those schools program to reopen Wednesday.

Investigators accidental they person received dozens of tips and a video successful respect to Hernandez's whereabouts.

Authorities accidental Hernandez was past seen wearing an orangish situation jumpsuit and achromatic thermals.

Anyone who sees Hernandez is urged to telephone 911 and not attack him, arsenic helium is considered dangerous.