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A homeless man from San Francisco who pointed police toward two Orange County inmates who had escaped from jail will get the lion’s share of a $150,000 reward, the Orange County board of supervisors voted Tuesday.

The Orange County board of supervisors awarded Matthew Hay-Chapman $100,000, said county spokeswoman Jean Pasco.

Two Target employees and a man whose van was stolen by the escapees will split the remaining $50,000.

Hossein Nayeri, Jonathan Tieu and Bac Duong escaped from Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana on 22 January and were the subject of a statewide manhunt for days.

Hay-Chapman spotted Nayeri and Tieu on 28 January in San Francisco and recognized their stolen white GMC van from news reports. He pointed them out to police officers in the area, leading to their arrest.

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