Inmate Alexander Ramirez almost escaped from jail; deputies located him on a rooftop

On Thursday November 22, 2018 at about 6:30 PM, Correctional Deputies conducted an inmate count and found that one inmate was unaccounted.  The inmate, Alexander Ramirez, 26 of Fort Bragg, was missing from the facility.



Searches of the housing unit, work area and of the secured jail perimeter were conducted but Ramirez was not located.  Correctional Deputies were able to determine that Inmate Ramirez had climbed a fence and was able to enter the interior perimeter of the jail.

Correctional Deputies continued searching the secured perimeter of the jail and were able to locate Inmate Ramirez on a rooftop at about 7:20 PM.  Ramirez received minor injuries when he tried to climb through the security fencing, which prevented his escape from the secured jail perimeter.

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Patrol staff and members of the Ukiah Police Department arrived and secured the exterior perimeter of the jail.  Ramirez surrendered to the awaiting law enforcement personnel and was taken into custody without further incident.

Ramirez was in custody serving a local jail sentence.  He was additionally booked on a charge of escape.

County maintenance staff was brought in to remediate an area identified as a point of security failure on the interior perimeter during the escape attempt.