After an extensive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies, an inmate who escaped a Philadelphia prison in early May has been taken into custody Wednesday, according to Philadelphia Police.
on May 7 around 8:30 p.m. with Nasir Grant, 24. Prison guards did not realize the duo was missing until the afternoon of May 8, police say.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw announced the fugitive was taken into custody around 9 a.m. Wednesday on the 6100 Washington Avenue without incident. According to sources, the holding cell doors and a door to an outside recreation yard were left open. Hurst and Grant were then able to cut a hole in a fence and escape to freedom, officials say. in North Philadelphia four days after the escape. Authorities say law enforcement was conducting a surveillance operation in North Philadelphia, where Grant was believed to have frequented.
During the operation, a person resembling Grant left a property wearing full female Muslim garb and a head covering. The person was followed to the 2800 block of Dauphin Street, where they were pulled over and identified as Grant, who was taken into custody. , who was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Wednesday for helping Hurst and Grant with the escape.
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