It's happened. Bad guys get out,
they get caught. Hopefully they don't
do anything else to hurt anyone.
It's a nightmare situation
breaking over the weekend in
Placer County Roseville area.
Rockland, the man accused of
leaving a trail of destruction t
a local park, is now. On the lo.
That's him. Eric April, accusedf
killing one man and shooting an officer,
has evaded police capture for or
24 hours after he escaped from e
Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
Several questions remain this morning.
How was he able to escape while
in police custody at the hospit?
And how long might it take until
leads lead back to a capture of?
Welcome back, everyone.
I'm Walt Gray. 6:30 is your tim.
And I'm Kinchetta Callahan.
We'll have your top stories,
weather and traffic and moments.
First, we want to bring you up to this up to
speed with this urgent manhunt for inmate,
this inmate that has escaped.
So here is what we know right n.
Authorities are searching for Ec
April across Roseville and Rock,
where he was last seen in
the area of Rainier Court.
He's described as weighing 175 pounds.
He's 6 feet tall with brown
hair he was last seen wearing.
Orange pants. He had no shirt o.
If you see him called 911.
We do have team coverage for
you on this Monday morning.
ABC 10s Monica Coleman is is
out there with the very latest
on the search and information
that they need from the public
to try to catch this fugitive.
Our Bridget Piorlo has been
putting together a timeline.
We begin with Monica. So Monica,
how was April even able to esca?
That's the big question this morning.
How was a man who was accused of
murder able to escape a hospital
where he was allegedly supposedo
have around the clock coverage d
supposed to be handcuffed as we?
And deputies are being pretty tt
lipped when it comes to investigation,
but we do know that neighbors he
seen him on their surveillance video.
Take a look.
In the middle of the night,
creeping through yards of
neighborhoods in Rockland,
the alleged killer Erica Brill
seen for the first time since
he escaped Sutter Roseville
Medical on ring camera video.
So he's just walking from my shed to my gate.
It looks like his left arm is still shackled,
so he must have climbed my fenc,
my back fence I would imagine,
and just popped over the gate
and probably took off north.
Over a decade, Dan Mccrossin has
lived in Rockland and said he
never expected a man accused of
participating in a deadly shootout to
escape custody And beyond the r,
literally in his backyard,
walking with no shirt.
It looks like boxers, but my
neighbor picked him up with pants on,
so Orange fans, so I don't know,
matching the description
deputies gave almost to a tee.
A Brill was last seen wearing no shirt,
no shoes and orange jumpsuit pa,
standing at six feet tall
£175.00 with brown hair.
Deputies urging the public to
call 911 if they see a Brill
Mccrossin warning. The same
people have ring video of anythg
like turn it in because you never know.
We were the first lead that they had so
I'm glad I was able to have something
and and help them maybe catch this guy.
Every lead helps has been over
24 hours since April escaped the
Medical Center right here behin.
But deputies do tell us 200 offs
are on the ground this morning looking
for him and every minute counts.
Yeah, Monica, do we even know
why he was at the hospital?
So we asked deputies that quest.
They tell us that on Thursday he
arrived to the hospital for an
unidentified medical procedure.
They do say that he had one deputy at least
with him for 24 hours around the clock.
But somehow he was able to slip through
and get escaped from that deputs
grip or continue to ask questios
on how that was possible when ty
knew this man was alleged kille.
Back to you. All
right, that's Monica Coleman out
in the field. Monica, thank you.
Well, let's continue our live tm
coverage now with our Bridget Biorlo.
She's joining us live from stud,
bringing us up to speed on
how we got here. Bridget
Concerto Walt, we have a manhunt
underway in Placer County three months
after the first manhunt back in April,
also in Placer County,
when a CHP officer tried to serve Eric
Aperol search warrant for allegy
shooting at cars on the freeway.
But a Brill resisted and
that's when the violence began.
Video obtained by ABC10 showing
an April shootout in Roseville
involving California Highway Pal
and 35 year old Erica Brill,
Roseville police say has started
when a CHP officer attempted to
serve a Brill a search warrant.
That's when police say he pulled out his
handgun and shot Officer Matthew Hyatt.
Before taking two people hostag,
husband and wife James and Patricia Mckeegan
during a standoff with law enforcement.
A Brills accused of shooting the
couple as well killing James and
racking up a number of felony charges.
An attempted murder on a police officer.
He's charged with the kidnapping
of one of the victims.
He's charged with a murder of
another victim and with an allegation
that that murder occurred during
the course of a kidnapping.
ABC10 was there for a bro's first court
appearance later that month in Placer County.
The defendant seemed shackled in a green
bulletproof vest and showing no emotion.
He faced a judge for the
second time on June 26th.
Then on July 6th, a bro was tako
Sutter Medical Center in Roseville to be
treated for an unknown medical condition.
Three days later he escaped cus.
Last seen early Sunday morning n
this Ring doorbell video in Roc,
where he appears shirtless,
his ocean shoulder tattoo exposd
and wearing bright orange pants,
Law enforcement across multiple
agencies spending the day Sunday
canvassing through the neighbor,
but save so far no sign of a Br.
So we're going on around 28
hours now for that search.
Lot of questions including
how he got out of custody.
Also, why was he not shackled
from the waste area as is
typical for a murder suspect,
to the search now entering at
second day and it does mark thed
manhunt for the area of Rosevil.
A lot of people on edge,
a lot of people also locking thr
doors and normally quiet neighborhoods
because as you just saw there,
can Shetta you're seeing this man walk.
Around these neighborhoods in the dark,
seemingly no concern.
And people are capturing him on that video.
Yeah, they're capturing him on video.
Good thing. But if they capture him in
real life, they're walking the sidewalk.
Why we walking their dog this morning.
What should they do?
Definitely don't go near him.
Concetta. He is considered dangerous.
He has been armed in the past as
we know from that April inciden.
You're urged to call 911 and ifu
do see him on your ring doorbel,
certainly call police.
You want to turn it over to investigators
because as you heard there that.
Was the first lead that could
potentially tie this person and
bring him into custody once aga,
yeah. OK. Bridget Biorlo,
folks in Placer County,
check your backyards today.
The police will certainly
appreciate the help in this one.
Thank you, Bridget.
Well, one of the biggest questions in
this investigation is how sometg
like this could even happen.
So it's a potentially dangerous
inmate given the chance to
escape while in the hospital.
We know a grill was admitted
to the hospital on Thursday.
Yesterday, ABC10 looked into the Plaza
County Sheriff's Offices policyn
how an inmate needs to be superd
when they're not inside a priso.
What we found out is that
it's a case by case basis.
Well, the Placer County Sheriffs
Office wasn't able to answer our
questions about the policy eith.
I know there's a lot of
questions surrounding this case,
specifically surrounding the
circumstances regarding the esc.
Quite frankly,
I have a lot of questions as we.
I can assure the community
that when the time is right,
there will be a thorough
investigation into how this
was able to occur and whether
there are any policy violations.
Well, we will continue to ask
questions about this until we're
able to get you some answers.
Now the Plaster County Sheriff's
Department wants you to remain vigilant.
Call 91 if you see a Brill.
You can also submit a tip at
916-401-1257, or you can even
submit a tip online if you're
more comfortable doing it that
way. And you can continue to get
the latest breaking news in this
investigation by downloading our ABC10 app.
You'll be the first to know about any
developments as we gather new information.