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DELANO, Calif. (KGET) -- New video shows the shocking archetypal fewer seconds of the desperate escape of Delano inmate, Cesar Hernandez, arsenic helium sprints crossed a tract with a CDCR serviceman successful pursuit.
It appears his hands aren't cuffed and his feet aren't shackled, but we don't cognize due to the fact that CDCR is refusing to reply each questions. The serviceman raises his weapon, but lowers it erstwhile Hernandez gets to the alleyway. Hernandez is fractional a shot tract successful beforehand of the serviceman during the ft chase.
As Hernandez turns backmost to look astatine his pursuer you tin spot the serviceman rise his weapon, past you tin spot him little it.
We inactive don't cognize if it's a weapon oregon a taser.
California Penal Code 835a states a bid serviceman whitethorn usage deadly unit to forestall the flight of a unsafe person. This means a bid serviceman is justified successful utilizing deadly unit to apprehend a fleeing idiosyncratic for immoderate felony that threatened oregon resulted successful death.
It's inactive unclear wherefore the serviceman didn't propulsion the trigger due to the fact that Hernandez is simply a convicted killer.
We inactive don't cognize if the gross was unfastened erstwhile Hernandez escaped oregon if helium hopped the fence.
There is simply a factual partition connected the wrong of the inmate transportation parking batch that Hernandez mightiness person utilized arsenic a measurement to leap the fence. The measurement cuts the tallness of the obstruction successful half. Hernandez fled down Kensington Street, crossed the tract successful beforehand of metropolis hall, and past southbound done the alley towards 10 Street.
It's unclear what happened adjacent due to the fact that the CDCR isn't talking.
Delano schools were enactment connected lockdown Monday and Tuesday and schoolhouse was canceled Wednesday and Thursday.
We've asked the CDCR: How did Hernandez escape? Is helium inactive successful the area? Does helium person associates successful the area? Was helium handcuffed? Was helium shackled? What is the inmate transportation protocol?
The CDCR issued a connection Thursday stating investigators person determined Hernandez fled the country and the information hazard astir Delano has diminished.
17 News volition proceed to travel each the latest developments successful the hunt for Cesar Hernandez.
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