THE 24 YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL INMATE WHO ESCAPED CUSTODY FOR 5 HOURS LAST WEEK, WAS FORMALLY CHARGED TODAY AND IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT-ROOM ON WEDNESDAY FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT. MAURICE AINSWORTH, WHO WAS ALREADY FACING A POSSIBLE LIFE SENTENCE BEFORE HIS ESCAPE, NOW FACES NEW CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY, ASSAULT WITH A STUN GUN, BATTERY WITH SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, BURGLARY, OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS AND ARMED ROBBERY.
