Man escapes courtroom, recaptured after injuring himself in downtown Fresno

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man is back in Fresno County Sheriff's deputies' custody after escaping from a courtroom Tuesday.

Deputies say the man was being placed into handcuffs in the courtroom, he took off running.
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He then made his way to a stairwell and eventually out of the building.

The man then ran to the bus stop on Van Ness Avenue and got in a bus but deputies were able to catch up.

He was taken into custody shortly after and was given medical attention for an unknown injury.
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Sheriff's deputies did not provide the suspect's name or what he was in court for.

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