TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities are currently searching for two prisoners who escaped from the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail in Brgy. Veloso, Calubian, Leyte on Thursday (October 31).
The escapees were identified as Arnel Halichic, 44, and a resident of Brgy. Cabalquinto, Calubian, Leyte; and Reggie Pepito, 32, and a resident of Brgy. Suba, Villaba, Leyte.
According to a report filed by a jail officer of the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail, the two prisoners escaped at around 3:20 P.M. by jumping over an unfinished concrete wall. They then boarded a motorcycle that was waiting outside the facility towards the southern part of Calubian.
Authorities are conducting a follow-up investigation and coordinating with nearby police stations to conduct checkpoints and dragnet operations for the possible arrest of the escapees. By Marie Tonette Marticio (EV Mail October 28-November 03, 2024 issue)
