A 29 YEAR-OLD GILROY MAN ESCAPED FROM SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES THIS WEEK. DEPUTIES INITIALLY TOOK JESUS FERNANDEZ INTO CUSTODY ON FREEDOM BOULEVARD NEAR APTOS HIGH SCHOOL, BUT HE GOT AWAY FROM THEM WHILE HANDCUFFED. 3 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEARCHED FOR ORTIZ FOR HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANYONE WITH AN INFORMATION ABOUT HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
