San Mateo police announced on Saturday the arrest of two teens that allegedly helped Josue Orozco escape the juvenile hall. Orozco, 17, was detained as a primary suspect in a 2005 drive-by shooting in Redwood City and was facing a possible life sentence.

Josue Raul Orozco escaped on Thursday night and authorities believe he headed for Mexico. The surveillance cameras last showed him playing basketball with Martin Villa Patino, 18, and Vanher Cho, 18, both on juvenile hold at the same institution.

The two helped Orozco escape by pushing him over a 10-foot concrete wall. The suspect then managed to escape through a hole in the fence, but it still remains unclear who cut the fence that surrounds the exercise area. Orozco was waiting for his trial and did not have the right to a bail.

“One minor assisted the other in climbing up and using a light standard and then climbing over the fence and down the outside. Apparently it was a preplanned escape as the fence had been cut from the outside," said Asst. Chief Probation Officer Stewart Peterson, abc7news.com reports.

What raises the most concerns in this case is not only that a murder suspect was being held in a juvenile institution, but the escape came from a $150 million institution, opened in 2006, with 100 surveillance cameras and probation officers monitoring ‘every move’.

Apparently Orozco’s escape went unnoticed for several hours, giving him plenty of time to leave the state. The security cameras captured glimpses of what looked like a getaway car – a black Chevrolet Impala. Authorities said the suspect injured his leg upon escaping, could be armed, and is dangerous.

According to the San Mateo County Sheriffs Department’s spokesman, the public has not been officially announced of the escape due to the fact that the suspect was believed to have fled the state after his escape.