Two inmates who escaped into the Hollywood Hills last week while working on a fire crew have been arrested in Riverside County, authorities announced Wednesday.
Pablo Ladislow Ontaneda, 18, and Christopher Ochoa, 19, were taken into custody after a five-day manhunt that culminated with a brief chase Tuesday evening in Jurupa, where they were arrested in a private home, authorities said.
They were hospitalized with minor injuries and booked into the Riverside County jail, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
The two prisoners were part of an inmate fire crew with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. They were reported missing around 2 p.m. Friday in the 8400 block of Mulholland Drive, between Studio City and West Hollywood Hills.
Both had been serving time for second-degree robbery at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo.
Police had warned residents to be on alert and stay in their homes.
The men were believed to have had a telephone and may have been picked up by an accomplice.