‘We screwed up’: KCSO Sheriff Donny Youngblood on the escape of a convicted rapist

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Sheriff Donny Youngblood joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss the latest officer-involved shootings, the convicted rapist escape and sanctuary city policies in Kern County.

KCSO said convicted rapist Vincent DeLeon escaped custody, but was captured in a nearby neighborhood an hour and a half later.

Youngblood said he was pleased with how fast his department was able to find him, but that “somewhere along the line, we screwed up.”…

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