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Michael David Elliot – a convicted killer who peeled a hole in two fences Michael David Elliot – a convicted killer who peeled a hole in two fences with his hands to escape from a Michigan prison before abducting a woman and fleeing to Indiana – was captured on Monday evening after a chase, authorities said.
with his hands to escape from a Michigan prison before abducting a Officials were stunned by the escape on Sunday night of Elliot, who had a record of good behaviour during his 20 years in custody. He wore a white civilian kitchen uniform to evade security and blend in with snow at the Ionia correctional facility in western Michigan, prisons spokesman Russ Marlan said.
woman and fleeing to Indiana – was captured on Monday evening after a chase, Indiana state police Sergeant Ron Galaviz said Elliot was captured in LaPorte county after a police chase. That chase began after authorities there got a report of a car stolen from a factory in the city of LaPorte, said sheriff's Major John Boyd. A deputy who happened to be nearby spotted the stolen Chevrolet Monte Carlo "within a few seconds", Boyd said.
authorities said. Authorities chased the car through the city and into a rural area of Kankakee township several miles away, where law enforcement used stop sticks to disable the vehicle.
Officials were stunned by the escape on Sunday night of Elliot, who had a record of good behaviour during his 20 years in Boyd said Elliot tried to flee but was arrested and taken to the LaPorte cCounty jail, where he was being held without bond. No injuries resulted from the chase, authorities said. The LaPorte county sheriff's Department said Elliot faced charges there of motor vehicle theft and resisting law enforcement.
custody. He wore a white civilian kitchen uniform to evade security and Elliot somehow evaded motion sensors and electrification of the fence to escape, then abducted a woman and stole her Jeep, authorities said. The woman, who was not hurt, escaped late on Sunday and called police after Elliot stopped for gas in Middlebury, Indiana, about 100 miles to the south. The woman's red Jeep was found abandoned nearby in Shipshewana on Monday.
blend in with snow at the Ionia correctional facility in western The woman who was abducted was able to call police from a concealed cellphone while Elliott was pumping gas at the store near Middlebury in Elkhart County, Indiana, authorities said. She ran to a restroom and locked herself inside. Elliot knocked on the door but she stayed inside until police arrived.
Michigan, prisons spokesman Russ Marlan said. Elliot was serving life in prison without parole for fatally shooting four people and burning down their Gladwin county house in 1993 when he was 20 years old, according to court records. Elliot and his accomplices were trying to steal money from a drug dealer, police said. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994.
Indiana state police Sergeant Ron Galaviz said Elliot was captured in LaPorte county after a police chase. That chase began after authorities there got a report of a car stolen
from a factory in the city of LaPorte, said sheriff's Major John Boyd. A
deputy who happened to be nearby spotted the stolen Chevrolet Monte
Carlo "within a few seconds", Boyd said.
Authorities chased the car through the city and into a rural area of
Kankakee township several miles away, where law enforcement used stop
sticks to disable the vehicle.
Boyd said Elliot tried to flee but was arrested and taken to the LaPorte
cCounty jail, where he was being held without bond. No injuries resulted
from the chase, authorities said. The LaPorte county sheriff's
Department said Elliot faced charges there of motor vehicle theft and
resisting law enforcement.
Elliot somehow evaded motion sensors and electrification of the fence to escape, then abducted a woman and stole her
Jeep, authorities said. The woman, who was not hurt, escaped late on Sunday
and called police after Elliot stopped for gas in Middlebury, Indiana, about 100 miles to the south. The woman's red Jeep was found abandoned
nearby in Shipshewana on Monday.
The woman who was abducted was able to call police from a concealed
cellphone while Elliott was pumping gas at the store near Middlebury in
Elkhart County, Indiana, authorities said. She ran to a restroom and
locked herself inside. Elliot knocked on the door but she stayed inside
until police arrived.
Elliot was serving life in prison without parole for fatally shooting
four people and burning down their Gladwin county house in 1993 when he
was 20 years old, according to court records. Elliot and his accomplices
were trying to steal money from a drug dealer, police said. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994.