FOX 5
SAN DIEGO — A 21-year-old robbery suspect is on the loose after he escaped from the San Diego Central Jail downtown.
Angelo Paschall was brought to the central jail by two La Mesa police officers Monday and was in the process of being booked when he escaped through an unlocked door. San Diego police, La Mesa police and Sheriff’s deputies used dogs to search for the inmate in the downtown area, specifically targeting a parking structure on 6th and L street, but they could not find him.
Surveillance camera video from Petco Park and MTS show the suspect crossing the street in the afternoon. The search was scaled back when it was believed Paschall was headed south. Sgt. Brian Stoney from the La Mesa Police Department said Paschall was caught shoplifting at a Burlington Coat Factory in La Mesa.
“When loss prevention clerks at Burlington tried to take him into custody, he fought them and tried to escape,” Stoney said. What initially began as a misdemeanor shoplifting charge was then upgraded to a felony strong-arm robbery according to Stoney.
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