An English teacher working at a California jail has been arrested for allegedly helping in the escape of three inmates who cut through bars and rappelled from a rooftop last week, authorities said.
Nooshafarin Ravaghi, 44, was arrested Thursday afternoon and investigators believe she provided Google maps and other materials to help the three inmates prepare for the Friday escape from the Orange County Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana.
“It’s clear now that there was some assistance on the inside,” Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock told reporters.
Ravaghi will be charged with aiding in the escape, he said.
Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac Duong, 43, remain on the loose and investigators believe they may be living out of a white GMC Savannah van that was stolen Sunday, Hallock said.
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“We’re continuing to investigate the nature of their relationship,” Hallock said. He said couldn’t say whether Ravaghi knew about the plan to escape.
Ravaghi denies bringing any tools into the jail, but the maps could have helped the inmates study the roof of the building and the surrounding area, Hallock said.
All three inmates are accused of violent crimes but had not been convicted. Nayeri is charged with allegedly taking part in the sadistic torture and sexual mutilation of a licensed marijuana dispensary owner in 2012.









