Three of the escapees were recaptured, while two remained at large as of press time.
Nano Casal, 51, a suspected cattle rustler and resident of Mabitac, Laguna, was shot by a jailguard while he and the five other inmates were scaling the jail’s perimeter wall at about 4 a.m., according to Raymond Tantoco, officer-in-charge of the provincial jail.
Recaptured were Marvin Delabin, 17, a car theft suspect; and robbery suspects Raffy Alcantara, 19, and Jefferson Lelina, 18.
Still at large are suspected drug pusher Joseph Caranzo and suspected kidnap-for-ransom gang member Jayson Timbal.
Chief Inspector Ramon Gabat, this town’s police chief, said the six inmates were able to escape by sawing the steel bars of their cell. – Rene Alviar