Crime & Safety
Convict Who Walked Away From Conservation Camp Captured In San Diego
Ashiel Bahar, 37, is a second strike inmate.
![Ashiel Bahar, 37, was apprehended without incident, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/54855/20240808/051757/styles/patch_image/public/ashiel-bahar___08165507261.jpg)
SAN DIEGO, CA — A convict who walked away from a conservation camp was captured Wednesday in San Diego, authorities said.
Ashiel Bahar, 37, was apprehended without incident shortly after 8 a.m. in San Diego, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Officials did not release the exact location of his arrest.
Bahar was discovered missing at 3 a.m. Tuesday at Owens Valley Conservation Camp in Inyo County, according to the CDCR.
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Bahar was sent to the minimum-security camp from San Diego County on Nov. 1, 2023, to serve a four-year sentence for first-degree burglary, using the identification of another to obtain personal identifying information, grand theft firearm, grand theft exceeding $950, and evading or attempting to evade a peace officer while driving recklessly.
His case will be referred to the Inyo County District Attorney for possible escape charges, the CDCR said.
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