BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 New documents reveal details about how an inmate accused of escaping from Kern Medical earlier this year may have orchestrated his opportunity to flee custody.<\/p>\n
According to an offense report obtained by 23ABC, surveillance video showed Francisco Garcia in a recreation yard on September 20, playing handball with two other inmates. The video captured Garcia climbing onto a metal privacy partition before falling near a sink.<\/p>\n
The documents state the officer on duty could not determine whether Garcia’s fall was intentional or accidental.<\/p>\n
Garcia was later transported to Kern Medical, where he escaped custody. He was found days later at a home in Lamont.<\/p>\n
The documents state Elektra Jolie Espinoza and Jasmine Hernandez allegedly assisted in Garcia’s escape.<\/p>\n
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