{"id":108056,"date":"2024-12-04T00:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T00:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/search-continues-for-convicted-murderer-after-brazen-escape-in-central-california\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T00:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T00:03:36","slug":"search-continues-for-convicted-murderer-after-brazen-escape-in-central-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/search-continues-for-convicted-murderer-after-brazen-escape-in-central-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Search continues for convicted murderer after brazen escape in Central California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-12-03\/Getty_%20McFarland_California_12032024.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Carlos Avila Gonzalez\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">(DELANO, Calif.) &#8212; A convicted murderer remained on the loose Tuesday and was the subject of a massive manhunt in Central California, where authorities allege he escaped from a prison van while being transferred to a courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cesar Hernandez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in Los Angeles County in 2019 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, escaped Monday morning in the Central San Joaquin Valley town of Delano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;The public should not confront this suspect as he is considered dangerous,&#8221; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said in a social media post Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The CDCR released new details on 34-year-old Hernandez&#8217;s escape. Authorities said Hernandez was being driven to a court appearance at the Kern County Superior Court in downtown Delano when he escaped around 10:40 a.m. local time on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Upon arrival, Hernandez evaded staff custody, jumped out of the van, and is currently at large,&#8221; the CDCR said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hernandez was last seen wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and white thermals, the CDCR said. He is described as 5-foot-5 and weighing about 161 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hernandez was convicted of murder in Los Angeles County in 2019 and sentenced to 25 years to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, a second-strike offense, according to the CDCR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Multiple law enforcement agencies &#8212; including agents from CDCR\u2019s Special Services Unit, the California Highway Patrol and the Delano and McFarland police departments &#8212; were continuing to search for Hernandez Tuesday afternoon in the Delano area, about 33 miles north of Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a safety alert to the Central California community, authorities urged people to &#8220;report any suspicious activity or sightings immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Avila Gonzalez\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (DELANO, Calif.) &#8212; A convicted murderer remained on the loose Tuesday and was the subject of a massive manhunt in Central California, where authorities allege he escaped from a prison van while being transferred to a courthouse. Cesar Hernandez, who was convicted<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/search-continues-for-convicted-murderer-after-brazen-escape-in-central-california\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,31,2],"tags":[273,271,276,274,270,123,275,133,124,272,102,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}