BALI, INDONESIA — A Peruvian citizen facing multiple charges over a string of ATM robberies on the holiday island of Bali, evaded the law on May 16 in a way worthy of an Adam Sandler film — by escaping through the courtroom’s bathroom window. <br /> <br />Jose William Salazar Ortiz and friends Roberto Castro De La Cuba and Frankho Pizarro stand accused of stealing thousands of dollars from of several ATM on the Indonesian island. <br /> <br />Bali media reports the trio were arrested in January, but their trial just began last Tuesday. <br /> <br />After arriving at court, Ortiz asked to go to the bathroom before proceedings began. <br /> <br />Once inside, he apparently quickly found his escape route — a small window above the toilet. He made a break for it. <br /> <br />Police believe he probably hailed a taxi outside the courthouse and disappeared into the crowded streets of Denpasar. <br /> <br />Meanwhile, guards eventually became suspicious, and went looking for him. But Ortiz was long gone. <br /> <br />This act of incompetence didn’t go down well with prosecutors. <br />Police scrambled to try and clean up the mess by filling bus stations, ports and the denpasar airport with intercom announcements and wanted posters. <br /> <br />And it nearly worked. Ortiz was spotted at Ubing terman, apparently en route to Jakarta. But by the time police arrived, Ortiz had slipped them again. <br /> <br />His whereabouts are still unknown.
