WESTMINSTER, Calif.– After going through the harrowing experience of being held hostage for nearly a week by three escaped inmates, Huntington Beach resident Jenni Harvey, 44, is hoping to ease the burden for taxi driver Long Ma, 71. Harvey created a GoFundMe account on behalf of Ma, having followed the story of the prison break and finding out how close it hit to home.
Long Ma is still recovery from his ordeal after being kidnapped by three inmates who escaped from Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana. (Photo: Thuy Phan/Nguoi Viet)
“I kept waiting for someone to do it, but eventually I decided to do it,” said Harvey. “I contacted KTLA’s Eric Spillman and asked if they had a way to get in contact with Ma and get permission. He directed me to the LA Times reporter Anh Do and she was able to contact him for permission. I figured it could be any one of us, that could have been in his place.”
“I wanted to show there are some horrible people there are also people who are kind and want to reach out and help,” Harvey said. “The saddest thing for me about his whole ordeal was that he had no family, and that no one reported him missing.”
To find out more about Ma’s story and how you can help, you can click here:https://www.gofundme.com/pcmygxpc
