Violent Inmate Escapes From LA Prison Camp

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — An inmate incarcerated for a violent crime in the Inland Empire was being sought Friday by corrections officials after he disappeared from a Los Angeles County minimum-security prison camp.

Marcelo S. Caparrotta, 53, was discovered missing at 9:40 p.m. Thursday from the Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Caparrotta is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall weighing 184 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray/partially gray hair. He was last seen at the camp wearing gray sweatpants and a white thermal shirt, according to the CDCR.

He was admitted from San Bernardino County on June 30, 2022, to serve a 6-year sentence for injury to an elder causing death/great bodily injury. He is a second striker, the CDCR reported.

CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Los Angeles County Fire, and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search, according to the CDCR.

Anyone who sees Caparrotta or has knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Francisquito Conservation Camp Commander at 661-296-4409, any law enforcement agency or 911.