UPDATE: Escaped convicted sex offender is back in custody. Deon Gregory Routt wa
s caught after a chase near the University of Kansas. He was being transported from Virginia to Colorado when police say he escaped in Kansas.
LAWRENCE, Kan. - A sexual assault suspect who escaped custody of a private security company in Lawrence on their way to Colorado may still be in shackles, police said Tuesday.
Deon Routt, 22, managed to get out of a vehicle when it stopped at about 5:30 p.m. near 23rd Street and Louisiana Avenue in Lawrence. Police said the security team stopped to check on one of their prisoners and Routt ran from the vehicle.
Lawrence officers, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies and a dog from the Kansas Highway Patrol spent several hours searching for Routt.
Routt is described as a black man about 5 feet 5 inches tall. He weighs 140 pounds. He wore a dark sweatshirt and pants and could still be in shackles, police said.
Routt is wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a child in Colorado. He was being transported from Virginia, according to investigators.
Anyone with information on Routt should call 911.
Read more: http://www.kshb.com//dpp/news/
LAWRENCE, Kan. - A sexual assault suspect who escaped custody of a private security company in Lawrence on their way to Colorado may still be in shackles, police said Tuesday.
Deon Routt, 22, managed to get out of a vehicle when it stopped at about 5:30 p.m. near 23rd Street and Louisiana Avenue in Lawrence. Police said the security team stopped to check on one of their prisoners and Routt ran from the vehicle.
Lawrence officers, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies and a dog from the Kansas Highway Patrol spent several hours searching for Routt.
Routt is described as a black man about 5 feet 5 inches tall. He weighs 140 pounds. He wore a dark sweatshirt and pants and could still be in shackles, police said.
Routt is wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a child in Colorado. He was being transported from Virginia, according to investigators.
Anyone with information on Routt should call 911.
Read more: http://www.kshb.com//dpp/news/
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