‘Extremely Dangerous and Violent Criminal’ Who Escaped Halfway House Arrested in Mexico

Published on March 30, 2024

A man who walked away from a Santa Ana halfway house—prompting a public warning by the Orange County District Attorney’s office—has been captured in Mexico, the office said in a statement March 27. Ike Nicholas Souzer, 20, was arrested March 27 in Rosarito, Mexico by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials after they were informed by undercover officials—during an extensive manhunt—he had traveled to Mexico, according to the statement. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said that Mr. Souzer had deliberately made a plan to flee the country after leaving the halfway house and that this was not the first time he had escaped from custody....