GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Court records say a Colorado inmate, mistakenly released from jail, enjoyed less than two hours of freedom before his wife realized the error and made him turn himself in. 
 
 The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports James Rynerson was in custody late last month at the Mesa County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond while awaiting prosecution on menacing, disorderly conduct and trespass charges. 
 
 Rynerson, 38, was released after Mesa County sheriff's deputies at the Jail mistook him for another inmate, Marvin March. 
 
 Mesa County Sheriff's Sgt. Henry Stoffel said Wednesday that jail employees broke procedure when they failed to check Rynerson's wristband and picture, and that an investigation is ongoing to determine whether jail policy around the housing list needs to be updated. He credited Rynerson's wife for returning her husband to custody. 
 
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 Authorities released new images of Bac Duong, 43, and his tattoos on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. 
 
 Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said five arrests were made Wednesday in connection with three inmates who escaped the Orange County Central Men's Jail.Hutchens did not say what was the connection to the inmates, but said authorities are hitting area gang members, specifically a Vietnamese gang in Westminster and Garden Grove. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, she said more arrests would be made in the evening and into Thursday morning.No further details on the connected arrests were released so as not to compromise the investigation.Jonathan Tieu, 20, Bac Duong, 43, and Hossein Nayeri, 37, were all awaiting trial for various violent crimes before they escaped the jail on Friday.The trio were last accounted for at 5 a.m. and their disappearance wasn't noticed until 16 hours later when an evening count was conducted. Hutchens said five counts are conducted at the jail throughout the day.When Hutchens first discovered the escape, she said it was "every sheriff's nightmare.""I am troubled by the amount of time it took for us to discover that three inmates from our maximum-security jail were unaccounted for for such a long period of time," Hutchens said.As a result of the escape, Hutchens said the department is looking into the policies and procedures conducted at the jail to prevent any future attempts.She added that she, along with other investigators, believe the inmates escaped with help from outside of the jail. Investigators are also looking into whether there was any help from inside the facility.Hutchens said she believes Nayeri, who faces charges such as kidnapping and torture, is the mastermind behind the elaborate escape plan based on his military background.Nayeri had been in custody since September 2014 after he had been extradited back into the U.S. from Iran . During a court hearing that same month, prosecutors suspected Nayeri broke into a marijuana dispensary owner's Newport Beach home, kidnapped the man, tortured him and severed his penis.Tieu, who is a documented gang member, faces charges for murder and attempted murder among other charges. He was held on a $1 million bail and had been in custody since October 2013.New images of Duong, another documented gang member, and his tattoos were released during the press conference to further assist the public in identifying him.Duong faced charges for crimes such as attempted murder and possession of a firearm. He was arrested in December 2015 and held without bail due to an immigration hold. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were unable to deport Duong because his country of origin would not accept him, according to Hutchens.Authorities said the inmates cut through 1/2-inch-thick steel bars and plumbing tunnels to gain access to the unsecured roof , which is used for recreational purposes. There, all three men used sheets to rappel to the ground and flee on foot.Hutchens said she and investigators believe the tools were professional and not made in jail because of the clean incisions made to the steel bars.Since Friday, sheriff's deputies served at least 30 warrants in the investigation into their escape. A $200,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the inmates' arrests.Anyone with information on the inmates' whereabouts was urged to call the Orange County Sheriff's Department hotline at (714)628-7085. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (855) 847-6227. ||||| Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is all smiles as she answers questions about the capture of both outstanding jail escapees Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu are in the custody of the San Francisco... (Associated Press) 
 
 Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is all smiles as she answers questions about the capture of both outstanding jail escapees Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu are in the custody of the San Francisco... (Associated Press) 
 
 SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Three inmates planned their escape from a California jail for at least six months then abducted a taxi driver and drove to Northern California, where two of the fugitives argued about killing him, authorities said Monday. 
 
 Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Hallock also said the inmates were picked up by an accomplice shortly after they escaped on Jan. 22 from Central Men's Jail in Orange County. 
 
 Later that day, inmate Hossein Nayeri held a gun on a taxi driver, who spent two nights with the fugitives in Southern California before they stole a van and drove north, Hallock said. 
 
 Nayeri and inmate Bac Duong then had a physical fight in an Alameda hotel room over whether to kill the taxi driver, he said. Sheriff's officials believe Nayeri is the one who wanted to kill the driver, Hallock said. 
 
 Duong and the taxi driver returned the next day to Santa Ana, where Duong later surrendered. 
 
 Earlier Monday, prosecutors said a teacher who was arrested in connection with the escape would be released due to insufficient evidence to charge her with any crime. 
 
 Prosecutors have requested that the county Sheriff's Department conduct further investigation of Nooshafarin Ravaghi, 44, who teaches English as a second language to jail inmates, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. 
 
 Sheriff Sandra Hutchens later told reporters that investigators still believe Ravaghi was involved. 
 
 Rackauckas also announced the arrest of Lac Ba Nguyen on suspicion of sending into prison an article useful for an escape. Prosecutors didn't elaborate on the article or say how it might have been used. 
 
 Nguyen provided the inmates with "things that facilitated the escape" and picked them up shortly after they escaped, Hallock said. 
 
 Nayeri, 37, Duong, 43, and Jonathan Tieu, 20, escaped Central Men's Jail. Duong turned himself in Friday and the other two were arrested in San Francisco on Saturday. 
 
 The Sheriff's Department had initially said Ravaghi and Nayeri, who was in her class, had exchanged letters of a personal nature. Rackauckas said Monday that the letters appear to have been written by Nayeri, not Ravaghi. 
 
 The district attorney said Ravaghi was continuing to cooperate and that steps were being taken to ensure she remains in the jurisdiction after her release. 
 
 Nguyen is due in court Feb. 22. It's not immediately known if he has an attorney. 
 
 With all three inmates back in custody, authorities were examining how they carried out the jailbreak and what they did during their week on the run. 
 
 The sheriff vowed over the weekend to fix the security lapses that allowed the escape. 
 
 The men sawed, crawled and climbed their way out of the maximum-security jail and used a rope made of bedsheets to rappel four stories to the ground. 
 
 The trio then spent several days in Rosemead, a Los Angeles suburb, where they held the cab driver at gunpoint, Hallock said. 
 
 The three then drove to Northern California in a stolen van and the taxi, taking the cabbie with them, he said. 
 
 Duong surrendered on Friday at an auto repair shop in Santa Ana just a few miles from the jail. After dropping Duong off, the cabbie immediately reported what had happened. 
 
 Nayeri and Tieu were arrested Saturday after a civilian flagged down officers near San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and pointed out a parked van that looked like one believed stolen by the inmates after the escape. 
 
 The three inmates did not know each other before being housed in the Orange County jail. They were awaiting trial on charges involving violent crimes. 
 
 Duong and Tieu have ties to gangs that operate in the shadows of Orange County's thriving Vietnamese community. 
 
 While behind bars, the three were housed together in a large jail module that held 65 other men, about half of whom were in custody for violent felonies. 
 
 Ravaghi had been booked on suspicion of being an accessory to a felony. The Sheriff's Department had said she provided Nayeri a paper copy of a Google Earth map that showed an aerial view of the entire jail compound. 
 
 Nayeri is a former Marine who grew up in the Fresno area, and authorities say it's unclear why as an English speaker he was in her class that teaches English as a second language. 
 
 Built in 1968, the jail that housed the men holds about 900 inmates. It was the first breakout from the facility in nearly 30 years.
– Court records say a Colorado inmate, mistakenly released from jail, enjoyed less than two hours of freedom before his wife made him turn himself in. James Rynerson was in custody late last month at the Mesa County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond while awaiting prosecution on menacing, disorderly conduct, and trespass charges, reports the AP. Rynerson, 38, was released after Mesa County sheriff's deputies at the jail mistook him for another inmate, Marvin March, who was awaiting release. Rynerson's wife was surprised to find him in her garage shortly after. "(Rynerson's wife) told Inmate Rynerson he needed to turn himself in after he informed her he had been released under another person's name," the court report said, per the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. She "convinced Inmate Rynerson to go back, and personally drove him back to the Mesa County Detention Facility." Mesa County Sheriff's Sgt. Henry Stoffel said Wednesday that jail employees broke procedure when they failed to check Rynerson's wristband and picture, and that an investigation is ongoing to determine whether jail policy needs to be updated. He credited Rynerson's wife for his return. "We appreciate that she recognized his error and recommended that he turn himself in before it became something more significant," he said. Rynerson, meanwhile, faces new charges for his efforts, including escape, forgery, criminal impersonation, and theft.