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*Update: Bac Duong, 43, has been arrested after surrendering to authorities Friday at 11:30 a.m. PST.
An ESL teacher contracted to work at the jail was arrested in suspicion of helping three inmates mount a daring escape last week. Nooshafarian Ravaghi, 44, of Lake Forest is accused of helping the three inmates escape, aiding them by bringing Google Maps, which Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Jeff Hallock said might be useful because they show the roof of the jail.
Nooshafarian Ravaghi was arrested in connection with the jailbreak. (Photo: Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Dept)
The three inmates, Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Duong, rappelled from the roof last Friday when they escaped. Ravaghi, a contractor who came in to the jail to teach ESL, became friendly with Nayeri, who attended her class. She teaches the same course at the Rancho Santiago Community College in Santa Ana.
Hallock said Ravaghi and one of the escapees, Hossein Nayeri, had a student-teacher relationship that “developed into a closer relationship.” She had been cleared to teach at the jail since July of 2015.
Hallock said as many as 10 arrests have been made, but the three escapees are still at large. So far, 10 people have been arrested in connection to the escape.
Investigators believe the three escapees stole a van in South Los Angeles and may be living out of the van. (Photo: Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Dept)
Investigators believe the three escapees stole a utility van Sunday in the South Los Angeles area. “Investigators feel strongly that these inmates may be living out of this vehicle,” Hallock said.
On Saturday, Duong answered a for-sale advertisement for a white GMC Savanna, took the car for a test drive and didn’t return the car, Hallock said. The car has a green Felix Chevrolet license plate frame.
The reward has reached $200,000 for any information that leads to the capture of Nayeri, 37; Tieu, 20; and Duong, 43. Ravaghi will be arraigned Monday and charged with being an accessory in a felony.
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