Washington deputy saves escaped inmate from drowning in Moses Lake
By APThursday, March 4, 2010
Escaped Wash. inmate caught sinking in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — A handcuffed man who escaped from a chain line of other inmates at Grant County District Court managed to steal a truck and jump into Moses Lake where deputies had to rescue him. Undersheriff John Turley told The Columbia Basin Herald the 39-year-old man was at risk of drowning Monday when an officer threw him a life vest.
The man had been arrested Saturday and was in court facing robbery and drug charges when he broke away.
Information from: Columbia Basin Herald, www.columbiabasinherald.com
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