Authorities say they are investigating how a convicted bombmaker was able to easily escape from a Nevada prison without anyone noticing for four days, before a tip led to his capture at a transit centre in Las Vegas Wednesday night as he prepared to board a bus out of town.
Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Branden Clarkson looks on as body camera footage shows the apprehension and arrest of escaped inmate Porfirio Duarte-Herrera during a news conference at Metro Headquarters in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. U.S.
Lombardo, a Republican who is trying to unseat Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in November's election, said he was imploring Sisolak to make good on his pledge to conduct a thorough investigation to make sure it doesn't happen again. Lombardo told reporters Thursday any information about the escape itself will have to come from the Department of Corrections, "and hopefully they will provide you information shortly with the circumstances of the escape." When asked by a reporter whether DOC was invited to participate in the joint law enforcement news conference, Lombardo said yes.
Officials didn't realize until Tuesday morning that he was missing during a head count at Southern Desert Correctional Center near Las Vegas. Records show his co-defendant, Omar Rueda-Denvers, remains in custody. The 47-year-old from Guatemala is serving a life sentence at a different Nevada prison for murder, attempted murder, explosives and other charges.
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