Escaped Laoag City jail inmate captured

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

Laoag City—An inmate at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Laoag was captured after he escaped from jail on the morning of April 29.

The inmate, identified as Darwin Paragas, 28 years old, single and a resident of Barangay 16 (Salsalamagi) in Vintar, Ilocos Norte was apprehended by joint operatives of the BJMP Laoag and the Batac policy at about 4 pm of the same day, April 29, at Brgy. Aglipay in Batac City.

Earlier, Laoag jail officials denied the inmate’s escape as they said they conducted a headcount and all detainees were accounted for.

The Ilocos Times tried to get in touch with Laoag jail warden Jerry Palalay for confirmation but the official was out of office.

On the same day, however, Batac police chief P/Supt. Reynaldo Ogay Jr. said they received reports that a Laoag inmate was at his former boarding house at Brgy. Aglipay in Batac.

The Batac police immediately responded to the report with Laoag jail guards, which resulted in the arrest of Mr. Paragas.

Mr. Paragas was brought to the Batac police office for documentation then was turned over to the BJMP-Laoag officials.

The Ilocos Times learned that Mr. Paragas, who is Laoag jail trustee, escaped when he went to fetch water outside of the jail where he rode a tricycle to Batac City.

Laoag jail records show that Mr. Paragas is facing four counts of carjacking and one count of carjacking with homicide cases.

Reacting to this, Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas expressed dismay with the escape.

Ms. Farinas said this reflects the leadership of whoever is in charge at BJMP Laoag.

The mayor stressed that there should be a fair treatment amongst all the inmates and they should not be allowed to go out of the vicinity of the jail.

Relative to this, the mayor plans to investigate the matter on who gave the detainee the leeway to escape by inviting the city warden and other jail officials on duty during that day of the escape.

Ms. Fariñas hopes that was transpired will serve as a lesson to the BJMP Laoag particularly to the officials manning the said jail to be stricter with their detainees.

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