California Inmate Who Walked Away From San Quentin Is Caught

California Inmate Who Walked Away From San Quentin Is Caught
Shalom Mendoza after his capture in Paso Robles, Calif., on Dec. 29, 2018. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/AP
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SAN QUENTIN—California authorities on a nearly four-day manhunt for an inmate who walked away from San Quentin State Prison captured him on Dec. 29.

Officials from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said they took 21-year-old Shalom Mendoza into custody at a fast-food restaurant without incident. He was taken to the Salinas Valley State Prison.