Salinas standoff ends, suspect escapes

good morning, and thank you for joing us at *k-i-o-n news channel five* on this thursday, february 18th. i’m ashley allen. the standoff on cherokee has finally come to an end after almost 40 hours… after a shocking turn of events u-s marshals confirm the the suspect augustine lay-on calo-mar-s leon-calomares has escaped. kion’s sophia miraglio is on scene getting the latest. im live on cherokee drive here in salinas, this road still closed to the public and for good reason. deputies with the u-s marshals service have confirmed the suspect has escaped the suspect is augustine lay-on calo-mar-s leon-calomares. he’s wanted on several felony warrants – authorities do believe he’s armed… which is why extra precautions are clearly being taken.on tuesday local law enforcement with the help of the u-s marshalls tried to serve a warrant -which brings us to this morning. ill continue to follow this story and let you know of any developments. back to you ashley.