From Kim Minugh:
Sacramento police have arrested a second female suspect in connection with a shooting outside the Sacramento County Main Jail last month that authorities believe was part of a plan to help some inmates escape.
The effort failed. The bullets fired in the Aug. 16 incident didn't penetrate the jail's glass windows, so no inmates escaped.
Sacramento police arrested Rosetta Ivory Rogers, 18, this afternoon in connection with that shooting, said Sgt. Norm Leong.
Rogers was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail, where she is being held without bail on suspicion of firing at an inhabited dwelling, conspiracy, aiding and abetting a prisoner or escapee, and destroying a jail facility, according to booking records. She also had an outstanding warrant for evading Regional Transit fares, the records show.
Police arrested a first suspect Monday: 20-year-old Jackie Phoulivanh was booked on suspicion of firing into an inhabited dwelling, conspiracy, using a firearm while committing a felony, aiding and abetting, destroying a jail facility and participating in a gang, according to booking records. She was released on bail.
After the shooting, Sacramento County sheriff's officials found evidence inside the jail indicating that at least three inmates had been planning an escape through the window, had the bullets actually broken the glass.
Those inmates remain in custody, sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said Wednesday.
Leong declined to say whether police are searching for more suspects in the shooting, adding that the investigation continues.
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