Final Escapee Caught in Omaha
KSAL Staff - Fri 06:30 PM 04/20/2012
Eric James taken into custody in Omaha, Nebraska.
The fourth and final inmate who escaped from the Ottawa County Jail has been caught.
The Kansas Department of Corrections says that Eric James was arrested about 5:30 Friday evening in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha police spokesman Michael Pecha says officers saw a gold 2002 Nissan Altima believed to have been stolen by the inmates in Minneapolis, Kansas, where they escaped on Wednesday morning.
James was not inside the car, but officers made contact with the driver. That led them to a nearby house where they located James. He was arrested without incident.
Police are questioning the male who was driving the Nissan.
James was in jail for convictions of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary in Bourbon and Anderson Counties.
Four inmates who were transferred from a state prison because it was overcrowded managed to escape from Ottawa County jail on Wednesday.
One of them was quickly caught in Minneapolis. The second was caught in North Platte, Nebraska. The third, a convicted murderer, was caught in Russell, Kansas.
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t-bone
Friday 20 April 2012 20:02 Report this comment
when was the third one caught?
Viper
Saturday 21 April 2012 05:42 Report this comment
If you were keeping up on this story you would know that it is a typo, the third one caught was in Russell Kan. and the fourth one was Eric James.
Iamgonnagetu
Saturday 21 April 2012 06:53 Report this comment
T-bone only looks at their ears.
getumgranny
Saturday 21 April 2012 08:03 Report this comment
I'm just glad they are all back in custody!! I certainly hope the State and KDOC revisits their policies on this type of inmate housing. For cryin out loud, it's not rocket science, if they are a dangerous criminal that is sent to prison, KEEP THEM THERE!!! Do not put them in county jails around our State. If they need to "farm" any of them out, I'm sure there are some much less dangerous ones that they could have placed in the Ottawa county jail!! And, to all the Sheriff that are housing prison inmates around the State, I hope this incident is a wake up call for you, don't let your greed put your community in jeopardy!! If you are taking in prisoners, I hope you are all looking into the safety issues that come with this.
t-bone
Saturday 21 April 2012 18:23 Report this comment
that was a good one. i like that.