upper waypoint

Advisory: Sonoma County Prisoners Escape

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- Two inmates escaped from the North County Detention Facility in Sonoma County on Wednesday night, according to the sheriff's office.

Around 9:30 p.m., the two inmates made it past security fencing and fled, while a third suspect attempted to escape but was apprehended, sheriff's officials said.

The detention facility is located at 2254 Ordinance Road, near the Sonoma County Airport.

The inmates have been identified as Serefino Uriel Gonzalez, 42, and Rene Solorio Leon, 22, both of Santa Rosa.

Gonzalez is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and roughly 200 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a goatee and mustache.

Sponsored

Leon is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 200 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a moustache.

Both inmates were last seen wearing blue denim shirts and blue jeans with jail markings.

They were serving sentences for drug and alcohol violations.

The inmates should be considered dangerous. Anyone who sees them is asked to call the Sonoma County sheriff's dispatch line at (707) 565-2121.

Editor's Note: You can see photos of the escaped inmates on the Santa Rosa Press Democrat website.

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Alameda County District Attorney Challenges Recall Signature CountCalifornia Homeowners Say Oakland Lender Scammed Them Out of $3M in Home ImprovementsSFSU Pro-Palestinian Encampment Established as Students Rally for DivestmentFAFSA 2024: The May 2 Deadline for California Students is Almost HereThousands of San Francisco Residents Saved From Eviction by 2018 Legal Aid MeasureBillionaire-Backed Bid for New Solano County City Is Closer to November BallotWhat’s Next for Pro-Palestinian Campus ProtestsCalifornia’s 2023 Snow Deluge Was a Freak Event, Study SaysInside Mexico's Clandestine Drug Treatment CentersThe Politics and Policy Around Newsom’s Vatican Climate Summit Trip