"On March 10, 2026, Jose Angel Aguilar, a youth wearing a GPS device and on a court-ordered furlough, cut off his GPS device and absconded while attending classes at Santiago Canyon College. Aguilar had been serving time in an Orange County juvenile facility for a murder committed in 2021, authorities said."
"A juvenile court granted a furlough for Aguilar in February, allowing him to leave custody weekly to attend college courses, officials said. But probation officials had asked the court to revoke the arrangement several days ago after what they described as potential violations."
"Probation officials said they requested the court vacate the furlough program on March 6, but the request was not approved before Aguilar fled. Jose Angel Aguilar, 22, was found around 11 p.m. Thursday and taken into custody without incident after Anaheim SWAT officers executed a search warrant at a motel room."
Jose Angel Aguilar, 22, was arrested Thursday night after removing his GPS ankle monitor and disappearing from Santiago Canyon College on Tuesday while on a court-approved academic furlough. Aguilar had been serving time in an Orange County juvenile facility for a 2021 murder. A juvenile court granted him weekly furlough in February to attend college classes. Probation officials had requested the court revoke the arrangement days before his escape due to potential violations. Anaheim SWAT officers located and apprehended him without incident at a motel. The college issued a RAVE Alert as a precaution, though no threat to campus was identified. Probation officials noted they had requested the furlough be vacated on March 6, but the request was not approved before his flight.
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