$20K Reward Offered For Capture Of 2 Escaped Santa Clara Co. Inmates

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – A $20,000 reward is being offered by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office for information leading to the capture of two inmates who escaped Wednesday from the main jail in San Jose.

Sheriff Laurie Smith on Friday announced the reward for "the successful capture" of the escapees, 33-year-old Rogelio Chavez of San Jose and Laron Campbell, 26 of Palo Alto.

Chavez, Campbell and two other inmates escaped shortly before 11:08 p.m. by using bed sheets and clothes to lower themselves from a second-floor cell window, sheriff's officials said. The foursome cut through the bars on the window, though investigators did not find any cutting tools in the cell or in the surrounding area in their investigation.

The other two inmates were apprehended quickly, but surveillance video showed Campbell and Chavez made it outside of a perimeter of officers around the jail, according to sheriff's officials.

Chavez was booked into the jail on Aug. 17 on various charges including burglary, extortion, false imprisonment, resisting arrest and firearms violations, deputies said. He is described as Hispanic, 6 feet 1
inch tall, 190 pounds with a distinctive facial tattoo above and below his left eye.

Campbell was booked into the jail on Feb. 12, 2015 on charges including robbery, false imprisonment, criminal threats and firearms violations, deputies said. He is described as black, 6 feet 4 inches tall and
220 pounds.

Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rich Glennon said deputies don't know whether Chavez and Campbell are armed but they are considered dangerous.

Federal and Bay Area law enforcement personnel are involved in the search.

Anyone who sees either Chavez or Campbell should use extreme caution and call 911. Anyone with information on the case should call the Santa Clara County Sheriff Office investigations unit at (408) 808-4500 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 808-4431.

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--Bay City News contributed to this report/Images via SCCSO: Clockwise from top left: Laron Campbell; Rogelio Chavez; cut cell bar; jail cell.