MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man who escaped from Hennepin County Public Jail custody Wednesday morning has been found.
The suspect, 57-year-old Michael Simon, broke a 7th floor window of the Hennepin County Public Safety facility at around 7 a.m. Wednesday. He then climbed out of the window to make his escape.
Sources say that at one point, Simon was seen walking across a downtown skyway to get away.
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Around 10 a.m., Simon was located and taken into custody after a traffic stop in Little Canada.
michal simon 2 Suspect Back In Custody After Breaking Out Of Hennepin County Jail
Michael Simon (credit: Hennepin County Jail)
According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Simon was booked into the Adult Detention Center on Sept. 25, 2018 for financial transaction card fraud and a MN Department of Corrections hold for burglary.
The Hennepin County Public Jail is located on 401 S 4th Ave in downtown Minneapolis.
This is a developing situation, so check back with the latest information.
He used one of those heavy metal cannisters made for the soda machine to break the glass.
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