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Ex-fugitive gets life for California kidnappings, torture

Associated Press

Defendant Hossein Nayeri listens to the judges' instructions before the reading of the verdict in his trial, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 in Newport Beach, Calif. Nayeri, who previously escaped from jail and was on the run for a week was convicted Friday of kidnapping and torturing a marijuana dispensary owner who he mistakenly believed had buried large sums of money in the desert. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

California man convicted of torture of pot dispensary owner

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

Inmates who escaped from California jail can stand trial

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

This image provided by the Orange County, Calif., Sheriff's Department on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, shows three jail inmates charged with violent crimes who escaped from the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif. The men from left are, 37-year-old Hossein Nayeri, charged with kidnapping and torture; 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu, who is charged with murder, and 43-year-old Bac Duong, charged with attempted murder. Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Hallock said Saturday that the inmates were last seen at 5 a.m. on Friday and could have escaped anytime between then and late Friday night. (Orange County Sheriff's Department via AP)

All three escaped Calif. inmates captured: sheriff

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Orange County, Calif., Sheriff's Department on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, shows three jail inmates charged with violent crimes who escaped from the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif. The men from left are, 37-year-old Hossein Nayeri, charged with kidnapping and torture; 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu, who is charged with murder; and 43-year-old Bac Duong, charged with attempted murder. (Orange County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Authorities struggling to piece together daring jail escape

By Christopher Weber and Amanda Lee Myers - Associated Press