Escaped Double Murderer Hitched Ride to Russell
Associated Press - Fri 09:02 AM 04/20/2012
Santos Carrera-Morales was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in Russell.
The police chief in the western Kansas town of Russell says a convicted murderer hitched a ride to a convenience store in the town, where he was arrested after escaping from a county jail.
Police Chief Jon Quinday told The Associated Press on Friday that escaped inmate Santos Carrera-Morales was taken into custody late Thursday by two police officers without incident at a store off of Interstate 70.
Quinday said Carrera-Morales was north of Russell along Kansas 18 when he got his ride.
Carrera-Morales is one of four prison inmates who escaped Wednesday morning from the Ottawa County Jail in Minneapolis. The inmates were being held there because of overcrowding at the state prison in Ellsworth.
Two of the escaped inmates were apprehended Wednesday. One remains at large.
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t-bone
Friday 20 April 2012 09:26 Report this comment
i would think that a carrot suit would kind of stick out when you're hitch hiking
THEENFORCER
Friday 20 April 2012 10:32 Report this comment
According to some of the stories in the paper they had on white t-shirts and gray sweats when this went down and why would be a good question to ask.
t-bone
Friday 20 April 2012 11:01 Report this comment
i wonder who picked him up and if they've had their heart attack yet
mydogtango
Friday 20 April 2012 11:11 Report this comment
Heart attack or not, who in the world this day in age would pick up a hitch hiker? Plus Russell didn't know this news about the escapees and who knows where they might be? Open your eyes people!
JMMcC
Friday 20 April 2012 12:39 Report this comment
White T-shirts are prison issue and gray sweats can be bought from the prison, Since these are KDOC inmates they are allowed their property while being housed. At least 2 of the 4 never should have been housed outside of the prison.
nrm11
Friday 20 April 2012 13:11 Report this comment
@mydogtango.. Don't assume we don't know stuff out here in Russell. Of course we knew about the escapees. It was on the news for 2 days. We do have television and internet out here, ya know. Stop assuming we're hermits.
aschosh
Friday 20 April 2012 13:40 Report this comment
Why would you assume that people in Russell didn't know about this? It was all over every news channel and website since it happened. If someone was traveling, they might not have heard the news and truckers are more willing to pick up hitch hikers than anyone else.
GETALIFE674
Friday 20 April 2012 16:49 Report this comment
Maybe it was the hollywood sheriff who gave him a ride. Probably can't see much with those fancy dark glasses on all the time.