Two Inmates Escape from Marsh Creek Detention Facility

CLAYTON, CA (Sept. 5, 2022) — On Sunday at about 11:20 PM, Marsh Creek Detention Facility reported two inmates had escaped.

The minimum-security facility at 12000 Marsh Creek Road, houses sentenced prisoners and those facing lower-level charges that would likely result in a sentence served locally.

Facility staff conducted an emergency count after the discovery. They also carried out a comprehensive search of the facility and the immediate area. They notified law enforcement agencies in the area and sent an alert to residents in the area.

Law enforcement identified the pair as:

• 33-year-old Gerardo Ramirez-Vera of Richmond. He was sentenced on weapon, burglary, and vandalism charges. He was due to be released in the first week of January 2023.
• 28-year-old Jorge Garcia-Escamilla of Pittsburg. He was being held on charges that include vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of burglary tools, and drug possession. He had a future court date in three weeks.

Both men face felony charges of escape from a county detention facility and face a potential state prison sentence.

The search for the two continues. The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Dept. asks that anyone with information on their whereabouts or who might have seen them to call Sheriff’s dispatch at (925) 646-2441.