Catbalogan City, Samar – Two of the three inmates who bolted the Samar Provincial Jail on Monday, June 22, were captured by members of Samar PNP last Friday, June 26, at a checkpoint purposely set up to corner the fugitives.
Samar PNP Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Elmer Pelubillo identified the recaptured inmates as Erwin Cabrillas and Ronnie Gonzaga while still at large is Rely Cabugoy.
Gonzaga and Cabugoy both face murder charges while Cabrillas is charged with robbery in band.
Pelubillo said that immediately after the discovery of the escape of the three inmates, they had set up a manhunt operation. Early evening of Friday a tipster informed him that the two escapees were riding in a motorcycle towards the direction of Calbayog City so they hastily set up a checkpoint to intercept the fugitives.
Upon seeing the checkpoint, the two tried to runaway resulting in a brief chase but eventually cornered by the policemen. Pelubillo said.
Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan ordered an investigation of the incident as it was reported that only one of the four jail guards on-duty was present when the three inmates escaped using an improvised ladder.
The three are known members of a private armed groups allegedly financed by a powerful politician in Samar.