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Homeless man who spotted California fugitives gets $100K
FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2016 file photo, Matthew Hay-Chapman returns to the McDonald's restaurant at Haight and Stanyan streets in San Francisco, to describe how he spotted two of the Orange County jail escapees that resulted in their capture. Hay-Chapman, a homeless man, and three other people will share $150,000 in reward money, with $100,000 going to Hay-Chapman. The others will split $50,000.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A homeless man from San Francisco who pointed police toward two Orange County inmates who had escaped from jail will get the lion’s share of a $150,000 reward set up for their successful capture, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors awarded Matthew Hay-Chapman $100,000, said Jean Pasco, a county spokeswoman.
Two Target employees and a man whose van was stolen by the escapees will split the remaining $50,000.
Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Duong escaped from Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana on Jan. 22 and were the subject of a statewide manhunt for days.
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