SAN JOSE, Calif.—A second fugitive inmate who escaped last week from a county jail in California by rappelling down with a bedsheet was re-arrested, after a seven-hour standoff with police.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said Rogelio Chavez was taken into custody Wednesday night at the house of an associate in San Jose. Video of the scene showed a man in handcuffs being led out of the house by at least six officers.
Detectives were trying to search the home of Karla Fernandez when they noticed someone was hiding in the attic and requested backup from the SWAT team, Smith said.
A SWAT team shot tear gas canisters into the home at least twice earlier in the day.
Authorities said Chavez was arrested without incident and taken to a hospital because he was suspected of being under the influence of drugs. Detectives found he was carrying crack cocaine and marijuana, Smith said.
Fernandez, who is on probation, was also arrested and is facing charges of resisting and obstructing an investigation, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and being an accessory to an escaped inmate.
Late Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Service and police in Antioch arrested 26-year-old Laron Campbell.
