Attempted-murder suspect who escaped from I.E. jail caught in Los Angeles

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Attempted-murder suspect who escaped I.E. jail caught by LAPD
Deshaun Stamps, 29, of Riverside, escaped over the weekend from the West Valley Detention Center.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- An inmate who escaped from a jail in Rancho Cucamonga has been found and placed back into custody, officials announced Monday.

Deshaun Stamps, 29, of Riverside, escaped over the weekend from the West Valley Detention Center.

Stamps had been in custody for attempted murder since January 2023.

LAPD officers found Stamps in Los Angeles on Monday and took him into custody. They plan to transfer him to custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

"We extend our thanks to the Los Angeles Police Department and the public for their assistance in locatingDeshaun Stamps," the sheriff's department said.

It still hasn't been disclosed how he escaped from the jail.