A search for a convicted murderer in a California town has put residents on edge, with schools closing and Christmas events being postponed.
Cesar Hernandez, who was sentenced in 2019 to 80 years to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, escaped Monday morning shortly after arriving at the Kern County courthouse in Delano, a city of around 50,000 in central California. State prison officials said late Thursday that he had likely fled the area and no longer posed a security risk to the town.
He was being transported to appear in court after pleading no contest to manufacturing a weapon and possessing alcohol or drugs in prison when he evaded staff and jumped out of the van, officials said.
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“Hernandez is considered dangerous,” Delano police said in a social…
