The second of two escapees from Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Virginia, was recaptured Monday after he pleaded with a civilian for medical help.
(RICHMOND, Va.) One of the two inmates who escaped a Virginia jail has been arrested in Mexico following a dayslong manhunt, according to the FBI. Alder Alfo
FBI(RICHMOND, Va.) One of the two inmates who escaped a Virginia jail has been arrested in Mexico following a dayslong manhunt, according to the FBI.
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, 26, was taken into custody by Mexican authorities in the state of Guerrero on Thursday afternoon, the FBI said.
"The investigation to determine his exact movements is ongoing," the FBI said.
Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both federal detainees, escaped over the weekend from the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, which is about 70 miles west of Richmond, according to the Prince Edward County Sheriff s Department.
"They somehow, we think, were potentially able to manipulate some locks, crawled through an opening that led them out into the rec-yard area," U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Larry Moltzan, told ABC News in an exclusive interview. "From there, they scaled two fences to get away from the jail."
Moltzan said one escapee left 20 ho
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