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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – A manhunt has concluded after an inmate who officials said walked away from a conservation camp in Los Angeles County earlier this week was captured. 

The backstory:

Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said 33-year-old Alejandro Tobarfuentes was reported missing at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 from the Francisquito Conservation Camp. 

Tobarfuentes was received from Orange County on May 14, 2025. He was serving a sentence of four years and eight months for first-degree burglary and display of a forged driver’s license or ID.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Manhunt underway for inmate who walked away from LA County conservation camp

What we know:

On Thursday, Nov. 14, CDCR officials confirmed Tobarfuentas was apprehended in the unincorporated community of Mecca in Riverside County without incident.

He was transported to the California Institution of Men. 

The Source: This article is based on information from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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