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Escaped prisoner apprehended in Denver

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:06 -0400

DENVER - A convict who walked away from a minimum security facility a month age has been apprehended in Denver.

Escaped Alabama inmate recaptured

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:30 -0400

GADSDEN, Alabama - Authorities in eastern Alabama say a man who escaped the Etowah County Detention Center has been recaptured.

Escaped Ky. prison inmate caught in Kingsport

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:25 -0400

KINGSPORT, Tennessee - An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky prison more than two years ago has been caught in Kingsport, Tennessee

Federal inmate facing escape charge in Illinois

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:56:09 -0400

BENTON, Illinois - A convicted Iowa bank robber serving a roughly six-year sentence at a federal prison camp in southern Illinois is accused of trying to escape.

Authorities searching for inmate accused of escape

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:52:24 -0400

GADSDEN, Alabama - Sheriff's officials in Etowah County are searching for an inmate after they say he escaped from the county detention center.

Ky. fugitive fought before arrest in Wyoming

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:26 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - One of Kentucky's most wanted fugitives ran and fought with officers before being arrested in Wyoming.

Authorities searching for prisoner in Pontotoc Co.

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:31:46 -0400

PONTOTOC, Mississippi - Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask says a manhunt is underway for a 32-year-old prisoner who left a work detail that was picking up trash.

Convicted rapist who fled courthouse captured

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:14:47 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - A former Army Ranger who fled from Fayette County Circuit Court last summer just before being convicted of rape and sodomy has been caught in Wyoming.

Neb. man gets jail for hiding son from prison

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:24:16 -0400

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Nebraska - A Nebraska man has been given jail time for allowing his son to stay at his home after escaping from a minimum-security prison in South Dakota.

Kansas prosecutor weighs charges in escape

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:36:27 -0400

EDGERTON, MO. - The Leavenworth County attorney is weighing whether to file charges after three inmates escaped from a prison in the Kansas county.

2 inmates charged in Mo. with attempted kidnapping

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:55:20 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of attempting to kidnap the mayor of the small town where they were eventually captured after less than a day on the run.

Judge to consider retrial in prison guard's death

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:17:32 -0400

BRYAN, Texas - A judge will consider arguments next month on whether a Texas prison inmate can be retried for the death of a corrections officer.

SD man pleads not guilty to escaping jail

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:19:18 -0400

FORT THOMPSON, South Dakota - A Fort Thompson man has pleaded not guilty to escaping from jail.

Police catch 2 escapees from Enumclaw jail

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:46:06 -0400

ENUMCLAW, Washington - Two inmates from the city jail in Enumclaw are back in custody after escaping overnight and forcing two teens to trade clothes.

Inmate sentenced to death in prison guard killing

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:44:14 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A South Dakota inmate was sentenced to death for the second time on Tuesday for his role in killing a prison guard during a failed prison escape two years ago.

Lawyers want DNA kept from murder trial of inmate

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:16:26 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Lawyers for an Arizona inmate accused of killing a couple in New Mexico after he escaped from prison wants a judge to throw out DNA evidence they say was tainted while being collected.

Ala jail escapee caught in Ky

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:04:13 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - An Alabama jail escapee is back in custody after being captured in Kentucky.

Gadhafi's son appears in Libya court; case delayed

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:14 -0400

ZINTAN, Libya - Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year on Thursday in a local court in Libya's western mountains where he is facing charges of harming state security.

2 inmates escape from Mineral County jail

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:08:48 -0400

HAWTHORNE, Nevada - Authorities in northern Nevada are looking for two inmates who escaped from the Mineral County Jail.

W.Va. inmate charged with escaping custody

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:06:14 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - An inmate from a federal prison in McDowell County has been accused of failing to report to a halfway house.

Lawton jail escapee makes 1st appearance in court

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:13:27 -0400

LAWTON, Oklahoma - A double-murder suspect who escaped from an Oklahoma jail in 1999 made his first court appearance after surrendering to authorities last week.

W.Va. inmate escape prompts security review

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:28:14 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - Security procedures at a federal prison camp in northern West Virginia are under review following an inmate's escape.

Minn. prison camp escapee indicted

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:53:49 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - One of two convicted con artists who walked away from a minimum-security prison camp in Duluth now faces a federal escape indictment.

Second inmate recaptured after escape from van

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:04:23 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Authorities have now recaptured both Bernalillo County jail inmates who escaped from a transport van in Albuquerque.

ND inmate apprehended after court escape

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:45:38 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - An inmate is back in custody after escaping from a courthouse where he was scheduled to have a bond hearing.